Central Colorado volcanic field, Pike National Forest
Facts and practical information
The central Colorado volcanic field is a volcanic field in Park County, Colorado. It is located in the southern Rocky Mountains and covered a roughly triangular area centered on the Thirtynine Mile volcanic area and extending from the Sawatch Range southeast to the northern Sangre de Christo Range and the Wet Mountains and northeast to the southern Front Range south of Denver. The area covered by the volcanic products of the eruptions included some 22,000 square kilometers produced by at least ten volcanic centers or calderas. The field overlaps the San Juan volcanic field to the west. The volcanic products date from the late Eocene to the early Oligocene. ()
Pike National Forest
Central Colorado volcanic field – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Thirtynine Mile Mountain, Thirtynine Mile volcanic area.