Paricutin Volcano Mexico

Parícutin is a cinder cone volcano located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, near the city of Uruapan and about 322 kilometers west of Mexico City. The volcano surged suddenly from the cornfield of local farmer Dionisio Pulido in 1943, attracting both popular and scientific attention.
  • Elevation: 2,800 m (9,200 ft)
  • Prominence: 208 m (682 ft)
  • Country: Mexico
  • State: Michoacán
  • Rock age: 1941–1952
  • Mountain type: Cinder cone
  • Volcanic arc/belt: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

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