La Garita Caldera, Supervolcano caldera in Mineral County, Colorado, US.
La Garita Caldera spans 35 by 75 kilometers across southwestern Colorado, featuring geological formations shaped by volcanic activity and erosion patterns.
The caldera formed through a massive volcanic eruption approximately 27.8 million years ago, producing the extensive Fish Canyon Tuff deposit covering 28,000 square kilometers.
Native American tribes utilized the surrounding lands for hunting activities before European settlement, leaving artifacts throughout the volcanic region.
The United States Forest Service maintains trails and provides educational resources about the geological features through local visitor centers.
This volcanic formation released deposits measuring 5,000 cubic kilometers, making it one of the largest documented eruptions in Earth's geological history.
Location: Mineral County
GPS coordinates: 37.75639,-106.93417
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:11
Uncompahgre Peak
58.2 km
Animas Forks
58.9 km
Fish Canyon Tuff
15 m
Weminuche Wilderness
45 km
Wheeler Geologic Area
19.4 km
Pagosa hot springs
54.9 km
Handies Peak
53.1 km
Windom Peak
59.9 km
Slumgullion Earthflow
38.6 km
Treasure Falls, Colorado
35.3 km
Sunshine Peak
47 km
Sunlight Peak
60 km
Rio Grande Pyramid
41.3 km
La Garita Wilderness
27.5 km
Penny Hot Springs
57.2 km
Powderhorn Wilderness
44.1 km
Redcloud Peak
47.5 km
Bennett Peak
53.6 km
North Clear Creek Falls
21.6 km
Cannibal Plateau
46.8 km
Arrow Peak
59.9 km
Baldy Cinco
26.7 km
Jones Mountain
54.4 km
Niagara Peak
54.7 km
Sevenmile Bridge
5.8 km
Debs School
40.8 km
Kid Gulch
6.6 km
Sutherland Bridge
57.1 kmReviews
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