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Highest volcanoes in the world

The world’s highest volcanoes ranked by elevation, each linked to the nearest destination.

60 notable volcanoes · 10 linked to a nearby destination · 3 with a verified guided tour · facts from Wikidata

#VolcanoesElevationNearest destination
1Ascraeus Mons
Martian shield volcano

18,225 m
2Tilocálar
Mountain in Chile

10,220 m
3Mount Tehama
Volcano in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, United States

9,239 m
4Hayes Volcano
Mountain in United States of America

9,147 m
5Mount Denison
Mountain in Alaska, United States of America

7,606 m
6Mount Steller
Stratovolcano in Alaska

7,454 m
7Llullaillaco
Stratovolcano in Chile and Argentina

6,723 m
8Tipas
Mountain in Argentina

6,658 m
9Incahuasi
Mountain in Argentina

6,621 m
10Cerro El Muerto
Mountain in Argentina

6,542 m
11Pogromni Volcano
Stratovocano in Alaska, United States

6,531 m
12Ata volcano
Mountain in Chile/Argentina

6,501 m
13Antofalla
Mountain in Argentina

6,409 m
14Parinacota
Volcano on the border of Chile and Bolivia

6,348 m
15Pomerape
Mountain in Chile

6,282 m
16Los Patos
Mountain in Argentina

6,239 m
17Pular
Mountain in El Loa Province, Chile

6,233 m
18Cerro Solo
Volcano on the Argentine-Chilean border

6,190 m
19San Pedro
One of the tallest active volcanoes in the world

Volcano tour from GBP29
6,145 m
20Marmolejo
Mountain

6,108 m
21Aracar
Mountain in Argentina

6,082 m
22Guallatiri, Chile
Mountain in Parinacota Province, Chile

6,071 m
23Socompa
Mountain in Argentina

6,051 m
24Acamarachi
Mountain in El Loa Province, Chile

6,023 m
25Salín
Mountain in Argentina

6,022 m
26Nevado San Francisco
Mountain in Argentina

6,016 m
27Tacora
Volcano in Parinacota Province, Chile

5,960 m
28Aguas Calientes
Volcano in Chile

5,924 m
29Putana
South American volcano

5,884 m
30San José
Volcano in the Andes mountains

Volcano tour from GBP60
5,856 m
31Chupiquiña
Mountain in Chile and Peru

5,789 m
32Juriques
Mountain

5,704 m
33Linzor
Mountain shared by Bolivia and Chile

5,680 m
34Arintica
Mountain in Chile

5,597 m
35Isluga
Stratovolcano located in Colchane, near Chile/Bolivia border

5,530 m
36Mount Kialagvik
Mountain in United States of America

5,502 m
37Nuevo Mundo volcano
Volcano in Bolivia

5,462 m
38Cerro Bayo Complex
Complex volcano located between the Argentine Catamarca Province, and Chile

5,401 m
39Nevado del Ruiz
Volcanic mountain in Colombia

5,389 mManizales
40Irruputuncu
Mountain shared by Bolivia and Chile

5,163 m
41Mount Ararat
Highest peak in Turkey

Volcano tour from GBP1,089
5,137 mIğdır
42Korovin Volcano
Mountain in United States of America

5,030 m
43Santa Isabel
Glaciated stratovolcano in Colombia

4,945 mManizales
44Uranius Mons
Martian volcano

4,853 m
45Klyuchevskaya Sopka
Active volcano located on the peninsula of Kamchatka in Russia

4,800 m
46Cumbal
Mountain in Colombia

4,764 mTulcán
47Puracé
Mountain in Colombia

4,756 mPopayán
48Andagua volcanic field
Mountain

4,713 m
49Domuyo
Mountain in Argentina

4,709 m
50Mount Mikeno
Mountain

4,437 mGoma
51Malinche
Volcano in Mexico

4,420 mPuebla
52Sotará
Volcano

4,400 mPopayán
53Robledo
Mountain in Argentina

4,400 m
54Mount Wrangell
Volcano in Alaska, United States

4,317 m
55Tinguiririca Volcano
Volcano in Colchagua Province, Chile

4,280 m
56Galeras
Volcanic mountain in Colombia

4,276 mPasto
57Mojanda
Mountain in Ecuador

4,263 mIbarra
58Mauna Kea
Hawaiian volcano

4,207 m
59Mauna Loa
Volcano on the island of Hawaii in Hawaii, United States

4,169 m
60Tromen
Mountain in Argentina

4,114 m

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