Top 30 Largest Active Volcanoes In The World By Elevation

Here are the top 30 largest active volcanoes in the world by elevation:

1. Ojos del Salado is the highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 6,893 meters (22,615 feet). It is located on the border between Argentina and Chile, and is part of the Andes mountain range.
2. Monte Pissis is the second highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 6,793 meters (22,287 feet). It is also located in the Andes, in Argentina.
3. Nevado Tres Cruces is the third highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 6,748 meters (22,139 feet). It is situated on the border between Argentina and Chile, near Ojos del Salado.
4. Llullaillaco is the fourth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 6,739 meters (22,110 feet). It is also on the border between Argentina and Chile, and is known for having Inca mummies on its summit.
5. Tipas is the fifth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 6,660 meters (21,850 feet). It is located in Argentina, near Monte Pissis.
6. Nevado Sajama is the sixth highest active volcano in the world, and the highest peak of Bolivia. It has an elevation of 6,542 meters (21,463 feet) and is part of the Cordillera Occidental.
7. Ata is the seventh highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 6,501 meters (21,329 feet). It is located in Argentina, near Tipas.
8. Cotopaxi is the eighth highest active volcano in the world, and the second highest in Ecuador. It has an elevation of 5,897 meters (19,347 feet) and is one of the most active volcanoes in South America.
9. Kilimanjaro is the ninth highest active volcano in the world, and the highest peak in Africa. It has an elevation of 5,895 meters (19,341 feet) and is located in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira.
10. Putana Volcano is the tenth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 5,890 meters (19,324 feet). It is situated on the border between Bolivia and Chile, near Ojos del Salado.
11. Falso Azufre is the eleventh highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 5,890 meters (19,324 feet). It is also on the border between Argentina and Chile, near Putana Volcano.
12. Ollagüe is the twelfth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 5,868 meters (19,252 feet). It is located on the border between Bolivia and Chile, and has a large fumarole field on its western flank.
13. Taapaca is the thirteenth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 5, 860 meters (19, 226 feet). It is situated in Chile, near the border with Bolivia, and has a complex summit crater.
14. San José is the fourteenth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 5, 856 meters (19, 213 feet). It is located on the border between Argentina and Chile, and has a symmetrical cone shape.
15. Cerro del Azufre is the fifteenth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 5, 846 meters (19, 180 feet). It is situated in Chile, near the border with Bolivia, and has a large caldera.
16. El Misti is the sixteenth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 5, 822 meters (19, 101 feet). It is located in Peru, near the city of Arequipa, and has a prominent lava dome.
17. Tupungatito is the seventeenth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 5, 603 meters (18, 383 feet). It is also on the border between Argentina and Chile, and is part of a volcanic complex.
18. Arintica is the eighteenth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 5, 597 meters (18, 363 feet). It is located in Chile, near the border with Bolivia, and has a large summit crater.
19. Ubinas is the nineteenth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 5, 672 meters (18, 609 feet). It is situated in Peru, and is the country’s most active volcano.
20. Pukintika is the twentieth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 5, 407 meters (17, 740 feet). It is located on the border between Bolivia and Chile, and has a complex morphology.
21. Nevado del Huila is the twenty-first highest active volcano in the world, and the highest volcano in Colombia. It has an elevation of 5,364 meters (17,598 feet) and is part of the Andes mountain range.
22. Nevado del Ruiz is the twenty-second highest active volcano in the world, and the second highest volcano in Colombia. It has an elevation of 5,321 meters (17,457 feet) and is known for its deadly eruption in 1985 that killed 23,000 people.
23. El Altar is the twenty-third highest active volcano in the world, and the third highest volcano in Ecuador. It has an elevation of 5,319 meters (17,451 feet) and has a collapsed caldera with nine peaks.
24. Nevado del Tolima is the twenty-fourth highest active volcano in the world, and the third highest volcano in Colombia. It has an elevation of 5,276 meters (17,310 feet) and is located near Nevado del Ruiz.
25. Maipo is the twenty-fifth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 5,264 meters (17,270 feet). It is situated on the border between Argentina and Chile, and has a caldera lake.
26. Illiniza is the twenty-sixth highest active volcano in the world, and the fourth highest volcano in Ecuador. It has an elevation of 5,248 meters (17,218 feet) and consists of two peaks: Illiniza Norte and Illiniza Sur.
27. Linzor is the twenty-seventh highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 5,680 meters (18,635 feet). It is located on the border between Bolivia and Chile, and has a well-preserved cone.
28. Sairecabur is the twenty-eighth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 5,971 meters (19,590 feet). It is also on the border between Bolivia and Chile, and has a summit crater lake.
29. Incahuasi is the twenty-ninth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 6,621 meters (21,722 feet). It is located on the border between Argentina and Chile, and has a large lava dome.
30. Tacora is the thirtieth highest active volcano in the world, with an elevation of 5,980 meters (19,619 feet). It is situated on the border between Chile and Peru, and has a complex summit structure.