Trou aux Cerfs
| Trou aux Cerfs | |
|---|---|
Crater of Trou aux Cerfs | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
| Coordinates | 20°18′54″S 57°30′18″E / 20.31500°S 57.50500°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Curepipe, Mauritius |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Dormant - Volcanic crater |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Car/Walking |
Trou aux Cerfs (also known as Murr's Volcano) is a dormant, crater lake, cinder cone volcano with a well-defined cone and crater. It is 605 m (1,985 ft) high and located in Curepipe, Mauritius. The crater has been alternately described as 300 and 350 meters in diameter, and is 80 meters deep.
The crater was formed less than 2 million years ago in the second phase of volcanic activity that created Mauritius.
According to experts, the volcano is currently dormant but could become active at any time within the next thousand years. It last erupted 700,000 years ago.