Dotsero
Volcano Type: Maar
Volcano Status: Radiocarbon
Last Known Eruption: 2200 BC ± 300 years
Summit Elevation: 2230 m 7,316 feet
Latitude: 39.661°N 39°39’38″N
Longitude: 107.035°W 107°2’6″W
Dotsero is a 700-meter (2,300 ft) wide by 400-meter (1,300 ft) deep maar volcano located in Dotsero, Colorado near the junction of the Colorado River and the Eagle River. It is classified as a scoria cone with evaporitic rock, basaltic tephra, and oxidized sandstone. Erupting approximately 4200 years ago, it is the youngest volcano in Colorado. It is currently dormant. Click Here For The Rest Of Dotsero, Colorado, USA
Originally posted 2011-06-10 19:30:47.
