Usulután, Stratovolcano in Usulután Department, El Salvador

Volcán de Usulután is a stratovolcano in the Usulután department of El Salvador, near the Tecapa-Chinameca range and rising above the coastal plain where the city of Usulután lies. It has two peaks and a 1.3-kilometre-wide summit crater breached to the east. The sources disagree on whether it has craters: the Spanish article states it has none, while the English article describes the breached summit crater.

Usulután is a stratovolcano built up on the coastal plain of Usulután department, near the Tecapa-Chinameca range in central El Salvador. Its summit holds a 1.3-kilometre-wide crater breached to the east, a shape produced by the collapse or erosion of that rim. The sources record no eruption dates for the cone.

The name Usulután comes from the Nawat language and is commonly rendered as "city of the ocelots," a reference echoed in the department and city that share the volcano's name. The volcano rises directly above the coastal plain where that city stands, so the peak is a constant reference point for the surrounding settlements.

The volcano rises from the coastal plain just east of the city of Usulután, which shares its name. The summit crater, 1.3 km wide, is breached on its eastern side, so the rim is lower there. Approach routes come from the surrounding plain rather than from marked trails.

Spanish sources describe Volcán de Usulután as a rocky formation with two peaks and no crater, while English sources call it a stratovolcano topped by a 1.3 km summit crater breached to the east. Visitors looking for the crater should note this discrepancy between accounts.