Tallest Volcanoes
| Volcano Name | Location | Height (Feet/Meters) | Last Major Eruption |
| Guallatiri | Chile | 19,882 Ft (6,060 M) | 1959 |
| Lascar | Chile | 19,652 Ft (5,990 M) | 1951 |
| Cotopaxi | Ecuador | 19,498 Ft (5,943 M) | active |
| El Misti | Peru | 19,200 Ft (5,852 M) | active |
| Demavend | Iran | 18,606 Ft (5,671 M) | active |
| Tupungatito | Chile | 18,504 Ft (5,640 M) | 1959 |
| Nevado del Ruiz | Columbia | 17,720 Ft (5,401 M) | 1985 |
| Sangay | Ecuador | 17,159 Ft (5,230 M) | 1946 |
| Cotacachi | Ecuador | 16,197 Ft (4,937 M) | 1955 |
| Klyuchevskaya | Russia | 15,912 Ft (4,850 M) | 1946 |
| Puracé | Columbia | 15,420 Ft (4,700 M) | 1950 |
| Pasto | Columbia | 13,990 Ft (4,264 M) | active |
| Mauna Loa | United States— Hawaii | 13,680 Ft (4,170 M) | 1984 |
| Colima | Mexico | 12,631 Ft (3,850 M) | active |
| Fuji | Japan | 12,395 Ft (3,778 M) | 1707 |
| Nyiragongo | Zaire | 11,385 Ft (3,470 M) | 1948 |
| Koryakasky | Russia | 11,339 Ft (3,456 M) | 1957 |
| Spurr | United States— Alaska | 11,069 Ft (3,374 M) | 1992 |
| Etna | Italy | 10,758 Ft (3,279 M) | 1985 |
| Torbert | United States— Alaska | 10,600 Ft (3,231 M) | 1953 |
| Lassen | United States— California | 10,465 Ft (3,190 M) | 1921 |
| Dempo | Indonesia | 10,364 Ft (3,159 M) | active |
| Shishaldin | United States— Alaska | 9,500 Ft (2,896 M) | active |
| Poas | Costa Rica | 8,930 Ft (2,722 M) | active |
| Pavlof | United States— Alaska | 8,900 Ft (2,713 M) | 1982 |
| St. Helens | United States— Washington | 8,364 Ft (2,549 M) | 1990 |
| Hualalai | United States— Hawaii | 8,269 Ft (2,520 M) | 1800-01 |
| Paricutín | Mexico | 8,200 Ft (2,499 M) | 1943-52 |
| Katmai | United States— Alaska | 7,500 Ft (2,286 M) | 1962 |
| Martin | United States— Alaska | 6,100 Ft (1,859 M) | 1960 |
| Trident | United States— Alaska | 6,010 Ft (1,832 M) | 1960 |
| Great Sitkin | United States— Aleutians | 5,740 Ft (1,750 M) | active |
| Cleveland | United States— Aleutians | 5,675 Ft (1,730 M) | 1944 |
| Pelée | Martinique | 4,583 Ft (1,397 M) | 1902 |
| Kilauea | United States— Hawaii | 4,040 Ft (1,231 M) | active |
| Vesuvius | Italy | 3,900 Ft (1,189 M) | 1944 |
| El Chichón | Mexico | 3,478 Ft (1,060 M) | 1982 |
| Capelinhos | Faial Island— Azores | 3,351 Ft (1,021 M) | active |
| Stromboli | Italy | 3,040 Ft (927 M) | 1956 |
| Asuncion | Marianas | 2,923 Ft (891 M) | active |
| Thera | Greece | 1,858 Ft (566 M) | 1866 |
| Barren Island | Andaman Islands | 1,160 Ft (354 M) | early 19th century |
| White Island | New Zealand | 1,075 Ft (328 M) | active |
| Surtsey | North Atlantic | 568 Ft (173 M) | 1967 |