Ixtepeque
Sign in to saveVolcán Ixtepeque is a stratovolcano in southern Guatemala. The peak of the volcano lies at an altitude of 1,292 m (4,239 ft) above sea level. It consists of several rhyolitic lava domes and basaltic cinder cones. Its name is derived from the nahuatl word for obsidian. Ixtepeque was one of the most important obsidian sources in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Ixtepeque is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to Guatemala, geographic coordinate system and Nahuatl.
The entry is geolocated on the map in mountain_scale, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Mountains of Guatemala, Obsidian and One-thousanders of North America.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain
- Country
- Guatemala
- Continent
- Americas
- Elevation
- 1292
- Material used
- rhyolite
- Image
- Ixtepeque.jpg
Show 1 more fact
- mountain range
- Sierra Madre de Chiapas
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- See also
- References
Volcán Ixtepeque is a stratovolcano in southern Guatemala. The peak of the volcano lies at an altitude of 1,292 m (4,239 ft) above sea level. It consists of several rhyolitic lava domes and basaltic cinder cones. Its name is derived from the nahuatl word for obsidian. Ixtepeque was one of the most important obsidian sources in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
==See also== List of volcanoes in Guatemala
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ixtepeque” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations
Available in 9 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0