In its vicinity lie Laguna Colorada and Cerro del León.

Since the late Oligocene, subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South America Plate has caused volcanism on the western edge of South America, including the formation of the Central Volcanic Zone.

The Andean Central Volcanic Zone has erupted large ignimbrites and lava flows.

[3] One part of the Central Volcanic Zone is the Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex, a system of ignimbrite sheets and lava domes that was active between 8.4 and 2.9 million years ago and is underpinned by a layer of partially molten crust.

[6] Linzor is part of a north-south trending volcanic chain with San Pedro volcano[4] which was heavily glaciated in the past.