Huerfano Butte is but one “volcanic cone” spotting the plains of Spanish Peaks country, as described in Ross B. Johnson’s 1968 report for the U.S. Department of the Interior. The geology ...

Huerfano Butte is but one “volcanic cone” spotting the plains of Spanish Peaks country, as described in Ross B. Johnson’s 1968 report for the U.S. Department of the Interior. The geology ...

In Southern Colorado, the Spanish Peaks appear as a pair ... higher than any point in the country farther east. They were the first glimpse of the Rockies for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail.

Nov. 10, 2000 - The Spanish Peaks, twin granitic peaks erupting from the plains in southern Colorado, are the state's newest wilderness area. President Clinton on Tuesday signed legislation protecting ...

Geographically the two distinctive summits known as the Spanish Peaks on the horizon west of Walsenburg are part of the Rocky Mountains. But geologically, they’re different. They weren’t ...

Huerfano Butte is but one “volcanic cone” spotting the plains of Spanish Peaks country, as described in Ross B. Johnson’s 1968 report for the U.S. Department of the Interior. The geology ...

Huerfano Butte is but one "volcanic cone" spotting the plains of Spanish Peaks country, as described in Ross B. Johnson's 1968 report for the U.S. Department of the Interior. The geology ...