Mombacho
Volcano in Nicaragua
title: "Mombacho" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["stratovolcanoes-of-nicaragua", "mountains-of-nicaragua", "protected-areas-of-nicaragua", "one-thousanders-of-north-america"] description: "Volcano in Nicaragua" topic_path: "general/stratovolcanoes-of-nicaragua" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mombacho" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Volcano in Nicaragua ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mombacho |
| elevation_m | |
| elevation_ref | |
| listing | List of volcanoes in Nicaragua |
| location | Nicaragua |
| map | Nicaragua |
| map_size | 250 |
| label_position | right |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| type | Stratovolcano |
| age | Holocene |
| volcanic_arc | Central America Volcanic Arc |
| last_eruption | 1570 |
| :: |
| name = Mombacho | | elevation_m = 1344 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = | prominence_ref= | listing = List of volcanoes in Nicaragua | location = Nicaragua | map = Nicaragua | map_size = 250 | label_position = right | coordinates = | coordinates_ref= | type = Stratovolcano | age = Holocene | volcanic_arc = Central America Volcanic Arc | last_eruption = 1570
Mombacho is a stratovolcano in Nicaragua, near the city of Granada. It is 1344 m high. The Mombacho Volcano Nature Reserve is one of 78 protected areas of Nicaragua. Mombacho’s last eruption occurred in 1570. There is no historical knowledge of earlier eruptions.
The highest regions of the volcano are home to a cloud forest and dwarf forest, which contain flora and fauna endemic purely to the volcano. An increasingly popular tourist attraction, the volcano has views of Lake Nicaragua and the city of Granada. The volcano also has two hiking trails, a moderate one that circles the main crater, and another, more difficult trail (El Puma), which must be led by a guide. The more difficult trail is the only way to see some features such as the dwarf forest. The trail is almost completely 45° inclines and declines for about two miles.
More than 700 different plants are registered around Mombacho, including many species of orchids.
Images of Mombacho
File:Mombacho.JPG|Slope File:Mombacho crater.JPG|Crater File:Mombacho april 13 2009.jpg|Panorama taken on Mombacho File:Mombacho far.jpg|Mombacho from a distance File:Mombacho from Granada.jpg|Mombacho from Granada. File:Mombacho taken from the Pan-American Highway.jpg|Mombacho with cloud cover photographed from the Pan-American Highway near El Calmito (Nicaragua).
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