Pululahua

Pululahua
Highest point
Elevation3,360 m (11,020 ft)
Dimensions
Width4 km (2.5 mi)
Area13 km2 (5.0 mi2)
Geography
CountryEcuador
DistrictPichincha Province
SettlementQuito
Geology
Formed bySubduction
OrogenyAndean Orogeny
Rock age40 ka
Mountain type(s)Caldera, Lava dome
Rock type(s)Andesite, Dacite
Volcanic beltAndes Mountains
Last eruption290 CE

Pululahua is a dormant volcano in the north of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. The volcano is in the Western Cordillera of the northern Ecuadorian Andes, approximately west-southwest of Mojanda and north of Casitahua volcanoes. Pululahua's caldera is approximately 5 km wide.The volcano is within an Ecuadorian national park known as Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua.