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{{short description|Volcano in Nicaragua}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mombacho
| | elevation_m   = 1344
| elevation_ref = <ref name=gvp>{{cite gvp|vn=344110|name=Mombacho|access-date=2005-09-08}}</ref>
| prominence_m  =
| prominence_ref=
| listing = [[List of volcanoes in Nicaragua]]
| location = [[Nicaragua]]
| map = Nicaragua
| map_size = 250
| label_position = right
| coordinates   = {{coord|11|49|34|N|85|58|03|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref= <ref name=gvp/>
| type = [[Stratovolcano]]
| age = [[Holocene]]
| volcanic_arc = [[Central America Volcanic Arc]]
| last_eruption = 1570
}}

'''Mombacho''' is a [[stratovolcano]] in [[Nicaragua]], near the city of [[Granada, Nicaragua|Granada]]. It is {{convert|1344|m}} high. The '''Mombacho Volcano Nature Reserve''' is one of 78 [[protected areas of Nicaragua]]. Mombacho’s last eruption occurred in 1570. There is no historical knowledge of earlier eruptions.

The highest regions of the volcano are home to a [[cloud forest]] and [[dwarf forest]], which contain flora and fauna  [[endemism|endemic]] purely to the volcano. An increasingly popular tourist attraction, the volcano has views of [[Lake Nicaragua]] and the city of Granada. The volcano also has two hiking trails, a moderate one that circles the main crater, and another, more difficult trail (El Puma), which must be led by a guide.  The more difficult trail is the only way to see some features such as the dwarf forest.  The trail is almost completely 45° inclines and declines for about two miles.

More than 700 different plants are registered around Mombacho, including many species of [[Orchidaceae|orchids]].

==Images of Mombacho==
<gallery>
File:Mombacho.JPG|Slope
File:Mombacho crater.JPG|Crater
File:Mombacho april 13 2009.jpg|Panorama taken on Mombacho
File:Mombacho far.jpg|Mombacho from a distance
File:Mombacho from Granada.jpg|Mombacho from [[Granada, Nicaragua|Granada]].
File:Mombacho taken from the Pan-American Highway.jpg|Mombacho with cloud cover photographed from the Pan-American Highway near El Calmito (Nicaragua).
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[List of volcanoes in Nicaragua]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Natures Reserves in Nicaragua}}
{{Central American volcanoes}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Stratovolcanoes of Nicaragua]]
[[Category:Mountains of Nicaragua]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Nicaragua]]
[[Category:North American 1000 m summits]]