FTP, identify this volcano of the Sierra Madre Range, the youngest mountain in the world.
Known locally as "El Monstre", it stands 9212 feet above sea level and is located in the Michoacan state of Southwest Mexico, about 112 miles southeast of Guadalajara. On February 20, 1943 lava and ash began spewing through a fissure in a cornfield. Within a week accumulation had reached 460 feet, inundated two towns and killed hundreds of cattle. FTP, identify this volcano of the Sierra Madre Range, the youngest mountain in the world.
Known locally as "El Monstre", it stands 9212 feet above sea level and is located in the Michoacan state of Southwest Mexico, about 112 miles southeast of Guadalajara.
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