Atacazo
| Atacazo | |
|---|---|
 Atacazo viewed from the other side | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,463 m (14,642 ft) |
| Coordinates | 0°21′10″S 78°37′01″W / 0.35278°S 78.61694°WCoordinates: 0°21′10″S 78°37′01″W / 0.35278°S 78.61694°W |
| Geography | |
  Atacazo | |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 320 BCE ± 16 years |
Atacazo is a volcano of the Western Cordillera, southwest of Quito, Ecuador. It lies 25 kilometers south-west of Quito. Southwest of Atacazo is another volcano known as Ninahuilca. The Atacazo is a stratovolcano.It was formed by the action of a Late-Pleistocene to Holocene caldera.[1] The last eruption of the Atacazo was nearly 2300 years ago.
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