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Tallest Volcanoes in the World
Twenty stratovolcanoes above 5,500 meters, ranked by elevation. The Andes hold most of the top spots; a handful sit on the East African Rift, in Iran, and across the Caucasus.
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Highest VolcanoOjos del Salado6,893 m · Chile / Argentina
Active Volcanoes9 of top 20Confirmed historical eruptions
Dominant RangeAndesHolds 17 of the top 20
Most RecentSabancayaContinuous activity since 2016
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ActiveDormantExtinct
Sortable rankings table
| # ▲ | Flag | Volcano ↕ | Elevation ↕ | Country ↕ | Range ↕ | Status ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | Ojos del Salado | 6,893 m22,615 ft | Chile / Argentina | Andes | Active |
| 2 | | Monte Pissis | 6,792 m22,283 ft | Argentina | Andes | Extinct |
| 3 | | Nevado Tres Cruces | 6,749 m22,142 ft | Chile / Argentina | Andes | Dormant |
| 4 | | Llullaillaco | 6,739 m22,110 ft | Chile / Argentina | Andes | Active |
| 5 | | Walther Penck | 6,658 m21,844 ft | Argentina | Andes | Extinct |
| 6 | | Tipas | 6,658 m21,844 ft | Argentina | Andes | Active |
| 7 | | Incahuasi | 6,621 m21,722 ft | Chile / Argentina | Andes | Active |
| 8 | | El Cóndor | 6,532 m21,430 ft | Argentina | Andes | Dormant |
| 9 | | Antofalla | 6,437 m21,119 ft | Argentina | Andes | Dormant |
| 10 |  | Coropuna | 6,377 m20,922 ft | Peru | Andes | Dormant |
| 11 | | Cerro Solo | 6,205 m20,358 ft | Argentina | Andes | Dormant |
| 12 | | Aucanquilcha | 6,176 m20,262 ft | Chile | Andes | Dormant |
| 13 | | San Pedro | 6,145 m20,161 ft | Chile | Andes | Active |
| 14 | | Sierra Nevada | 6,127 m20,102 ft | Argentina / Chile | Andes | Dormant |
| 15 | | Sabancaya | 5,976 m19,606 ft | Peru | Andes | Active |
| 16 |  | Cotopaxi | 5,897 m19,347 ft | Ecuador | Andes | Active |
| 17 |  | Kilimanjaro | 5,895 m19,341 ft | Tanzania | East African Rift | Dormant |
| 18 | | Misti | 5,822 m19,101 ft | Peru | Andes | Active |
| 19 |  | Mount Elbrus | 5,642 m18,510 ft | Russia | Caucasus | Dormant |
| 20 |  | Mount Damavand | 5,610 m18,406 ft | Iran | Alborz | Active |
Sort table columns by clicking any column header. Status reflects classification by national geological surveys; “active” means a confirmed eruption within the Holocene epoch.
Data compiled from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and national geological surveys.View full sources →
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