@untamed.colorado: Colorado’s Youngest Volcano Sits Right Beside I-70 Colorado’s youngest volcano sits right beside I-70 🌋 Dotsero Crater in Eagle County last erupted about 4,150 years ago, when rising magma met water and blasted out a crater about 2,460 feet across. A lava flow spread over about 168 acres of floodplain, and the interstate now cuts through it. The USGS rates the threat as moderate, though experts say an eruption is unlikely anytime soon 😮 Would you drive past it every day, knowing what sleeps beneath? Dotsero Crater Colorado youngest volcano Colorado volcano Dotsero Colorado Eagle County Colorado Dotsero volcanic center I-70 volcano Colorado active volcano USGS Dotsero threat Eagle River Colorado River confluence Glenwood Canyon area attractions Vail Colorado day trip Colorado geology Bureau of Land Management Colorado crater Colorado hidden gems #Dotsero #ColoradoVolcano #I70Colorado #Colorado #UntamedColorado