Volcanoes of the Never Summer Mountains
Posted by: brwhiz
N 40° 25.966 W 105° 46.114
13T E 434810 N 4476075
This interpretive sign about the Never Summer Mountains is located in a turnout on the southwest side of Trail Ridge Road (US Highway 34) a short distance southwest of the Alpine Visitor Center of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Waymark Code: WMGAYR
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2013
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Volcanoes of the Never
Summer Mountains
Carved by Ice Age glaciers, the jagged profile of the Never Summer Mountains belies its volcanic origin. Between 26 and 28 million years ago magma rose into the crust of the Earth, and cooled to give a north-south alignment to the mountains. Explosive eruptions of lava and ash then filled valley and buried nearby passes.
Today, the volcanic products of those events still cover 25 square miles of land.