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Stratovolcano · Cordillera Central · Tolima Department

Volcán Cerro Machín

2,650 m8,694 ft

Prominence: 134 m440 ft
Isolation: 0.9 km
Tonight: 11°CLight rain · Wind 5 km/h E

Volcán Cerro Machín is a 2,650 m (8,694 ft) stratovolcano in the Cordillera Central, Tolima Department, Colombia.

All facts

Elevation: 2,650 m · 8,694 ft
Nearest higher peak: Nevado del Tolima (5,200 m)
Range: Cordillera Central
Region: Tolima Department, Colombia
Spanish name: Cerro Machín
Coordinates: 4.4835° N, 75.3765° W

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3D map

Volcán Cerro Machín 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Volcán Cerro Machín terrain and contours

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the summit

Volcán Cerro Machín elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Volcán Cerro Machín weather

Tonight · Light rain · 11°C (52°F) · 0.9 mm · Wind 5 km/h E

Volcán Cerro Machín forecast for the summit, about 2,650 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,595 m.

Tonight11°0.9 mm5 km/h EBase 18°
Sat11°18°1.2 mm12 km/h SEBase 17 / 24°
Sun10°19°3.2 mm11 km/h SEBase 17 / 26°
Mon11°17°5.7 mm5 km/h NEBase 17 / 24°
Tue10°18°4.6 mm4 km/h NWBase 17 / 24°
Wed12°18°7.5 mm6 km/h SEBase 18 / 24°
Thu12°16°11.9 mm5 km/h SEBase 18 / 23°
Fri12°15°2.1 mm5 km/h SEBase 18 / 22°
Sat10°18°0.6 mm10 km/h SEBase 17 / 24°
Sun11°18°1.3 mm9 km/h SEBase 17 / 25°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

9.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

44.6%

Steep, 30–45°

41.9%

Cliffs, 45° and over

3.6%

Steeper than 30°: 45.5% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,764 m low point 1,595 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 70.7%Grassland 29.3%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Where it sits

Where Volcán Cerro Machín sits

Ranked in 1

#9 Volcanoes in Colombia

Nearby

Nearby places

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,656 m at the summit; the official height is 2,650 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,650 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,656 m	+6 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,652 m	+2 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-10)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · Wikipedia