🏞️ Wheeler Geologic Area

United States · Americas · 37.88°N, 106.78°W

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Wheeler Geologic Area
The Wheeler Geologic Area is a highly eroded outcropping of layers of volcanic ash, located in the San Juan Mountains in southern Colorado, United States. It is about 10 miles east north-east of Creede. The ash is the result of eruptions from the La Garita Caldera approximately 25 million years ago.

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CountryUnited States
Continent / regionAmericas
Coordinates (approx.)37.88°N, 106.78°W · view on map

Wheeler Geologic Area is located in United States, in Americas.

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