Cerro Columa

Cerro Columa
Cerro Columa
Highest point
Elevation3,876 m (12,717 ft)
ListingList of volcanoes in Bolivia
Coordinates18°35′S 68°05′W / 18.583°S 68.083°W / -18.583; -68.083:31
Geography
LocationBolivia
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Mountain typeMaar
Last eruptionunknown

Cerro Columa, or Cerro Colluma, is a crater in Bolivia. In 1964 it was considered to be a crater formed by volcanism.:31 Its rims reach an altitude of 3,820 metres (12,530 ft) and in the crater lies a playa lake. The crater has dimensions of 6–6.7 kilometres (3.7–4.2 mi).:32 The crater was most likely formed by the collapse of a sediment dome, an origin as a meteorite crater is less likely.:38

The crater lies on a poorly vegetated desert plain that slopes to Salar de Coipasa.:31 The surrounding plain has an altitude of 3,830 metres (12,570 ft) and was covered by Lake Minchin during the Pleistocene.:32