Croscat volcano
Sign in to saveThe Croscat () is a volcano in the comarca of Garrotxa, Catalonia, Spain. It is both the youngest and highest volcano in the Iberian Peninsula, with the last eruption dated back to about 14,000 years Before Present. The volcanic cone has a horseshoe shape, and its northeastern flank was quarried for volcanic gravel until the early 1990s, exposing the internal structure of the cone from top to bottom. The volcano is located in the Garrotxa volcanic field, a Quaternary volcanic field also known as Olot volcanic field, as part of the protected area of the Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Par
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Croscat
- Mountain.photo
- Volcà del Croscat.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Aerial view of the Croscat volcano
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 786
- Mountain.range
- Catalan Transversal Range
- Mountain.location
- Garrotxa, Catalonia, Spain
- Mountain.map
- Catalonia
- Mountain.label
- Croscat
- Mountain.volcanic_field
- Garrotxa Volcanic Field
- Mountain.last_eruption
- 11,500 years ago
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The Croscat () is a volcano in the comarca of Garrotxa, Catalonia, Spain. It is both the youngest and highest volcano in the Iberian Peninsula, with the last eruption dated back to about 14,000 years Before Present. The volcanic cone has a horseshoe shape, and its northeastern flank was quarried for volcanic gravel until the early 1990s, exposing the internal structure of the cone from top to bottom. The volcano is located in the Garrotxa volcanic field, a Quaternary volcanic field also known as Olot volcanic field, as part of the protected area of the Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park.
==Geology== The cone has a height of and an elliptical base with a horseshoe shape, probably caused by the breaching of the western-side of the volcano as a result of the effusion of lava flows during the last eruptive phase of Croscat. Tis lava creates lots of tossols in this Área.