Porvenir Volcano

Porvenir Volcano is an inactive volcano, of stratovolcano type. Located in San Carlos canton of Alajuela, 3km from the related Platanar Volcano and part of the Cordillera Central mountain range. It is within the Juan Castro Blanco National Park.[1]

Porvenir Volcano
Porvenir Volcano
Costa Rica
Highest point
Elevation2,267 metres (7,438 ft)
Prominence430 metres (1,410 ft)
Coordinates10°16′18″N 84°21′39″W 
Geology
Age of rockHolocene
Mountain typeVolcano
Last eruptionUnknown

Physical aspects

Towering 430m over an area of 15 km2, with an eroded crater of around 160 m diameter. [1] It is located in the same line as Poás Volcano, Barva Volcano and Irazú Volcano. The crater border is truncated in the east side by a fault, inside of which there is a small cone of around 20 to 40 meters high, to the south there is another possible cone. Lake Congo is located on its slopes to the west as well as Lake Pozo Verde.[2]

Activity

There are no reports of primary or secondary activity. [1]

References
  1. Alvarado Induni, Guillermo. Los volcanes de Costa Rica. Editorial de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia. p. 159. ISBN 978-9968-316-79-8.
  2. "Porvenir". RSN.
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