"Geologically Cripple Creek is a freak.", reported the Chicago Times in 1896. "It is a vast crater bed in which the elements once were wont to make merry with nature and play unexpected pranks that must have caused the systematic old dame many a vexatious hour."
The City of Cripple Creek can be seen sitting in a basin which is an extinct caldera |
The initial activity took place about 35 million years ago. There are still volcanic cones around Cripple Creek. All sitting quiet. Watching. Waiting.
2 comments:
As Washingtonians have learned volcanoes aren't always
waiting... ;-)
Very cool! And thanks for teaching me the definition of "caldera." I've always wondered. "Kaldera" is a popular name in the pagan community and that's the only place I've ever seen it referenced.
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