<b>Cochetopa Dome</b>, Saguache County, Colorado.

Eastern Mojave Vegetation

Cochetopa Dome, Saguache County, Colorado.

Gazetteer Query: G.N.I.S. See also: Cochetopa Pass. North Pass.
	Cochetopa Dome is a rhyolitic lava dome, extruded into the Cochetopa caldera approximately 27 million years ago. Elevation: 11132ft, 3393m. Articles that refer to this location: County Route NN14, Saguache County, Colorado: near Cochetopa Dome; Colorado State Highway 114, Gunnison and Saguache Counties, Colorado: near Cochetopa Dome; Literature Referring To This Location: Cameron, Catherine, and Robert Lee Sappington. 1984. Obsidian Procurement at Chaco Canyon, A.D. 500-1200. pp. 153-172 in Judge, W. James, and John D. Schelberg. Recent Research on Chaco Prehistory. Albuquerque, New Mexico: National Park Service, 1984. http://www.chacoarchive.org/media/pdf/002183.pdf Lipman, Peter W., William C. McIntosh, and Matthew J. Zimmerer. 2013. From ignimbrite to batholith, northeastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado: Bonanza, Cochetopa Park, and North Pass calderas. pp. in Abbott, Lon D., and Gregory S. Hancock. Classic Concepts and New Directions: Exploring 125 Years of GSA Discoveries in the Rocky Mountain Region. Field Guide 33. https://doi.org/10.1130/9780813700335
	No collections made at this location.
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