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of steam which. continually arising from the crater, either envelop the summit or, blown by the wind, stretch out into long white clouds.

Fig. 1. Secondary Cone and Lava Flow of 1860.
Fig 2. Volcano Colima with Secondary Cone.

The altitude of the principal cone is a little less than 12,600 feet above sea-level, while the top of the secondary cone is 780 feet lower.