Sierra la Primavera
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Sierra la Primavera is a Late Pleistocene volcanic centre in Jalisco of central-western Mexico, located immediately west of Guadalajara in La Primavera Biosphere Reserve. It consists of a caldera, lava domes and lava flows that have formed in the last 200,000 years, with the latest known volcanic eruption having occurred about 30,000 years ago.
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Sierra la Primavera | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,270 m (7,450 ft) |
Coordinates | 20.62°N 103.52°W / 20.62; -103.52 |
Geography | |
Location | Jalisco, Mexico |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pleistocene |
Volcanic arc/belt | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt |
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