Great! We used to stop by every vacation on our way to Colorado, in the 50s and 60s. I got my love of volcanoes from Capulin. As a kid, the most impressive thing I remember were the lava flows you can clearly see from the top. And thinking about lava coming out of the vent down in the crater! Paricutín was recent and we learned about it in school, too, so kind of creepy!
Dude, that proves NO SUCH THING. Learn how time works! Capulin was born about 2,000,000 years ago. Humans didn't arrive in the New World until, at MOST, about 20,000 years ago (probably closer to 15,000 to 13,000 years ago, before sea levels rose and inundated the Beringia land bridge) Your math is off by a factor of 100. If early humans had been near Folsom during the eruptions, they'd have been killed and their stone tools would be buried deep under ancient lava flows. The spear points were OBVIOUSLY crafted LONG after Capulin was born. ~The More You Know~
I didn't know they did that! It was still Mt. Capulin when we went on vacations. Capulin Volcano is better, I think. Esp since it was also an eruption phase.
@@katharinecarmichael7759 cinder cones (like capulin) normally erupt in one continuous eruption, before stopping. The volcanic complex that capulin is in is still plenty active, if thats what you mean, but this volcano (or vent in the volcanic field) is extinct.
Dude it's extinct. The magma conduit for this one no longer is fed from the mantel it is cut off. Its throat has been slit by nature and it bleed out. The hollow parts are slowly collapsing causing earthquakes deep in the dried up chambers. Unless a brand new Hotspot reaches this location it will not erupt again. Others in New Mexico will. But this one won't. And if a new magma body feeds it it will be a new volcano not the same one. Edit I got a few of the fields in the southwest mixed up. This field is still active but the cone still won't erupt again based on the standards of the field. And it has been listed as an extinct cone. The magma body is still there but has moved past this cone.
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By far the best view is in the middle of the night, after a snowfall, with a full moon. The view that night was absolutely insane.
Early 80s I used to drive by there often on My way Denver. I never had the to stop. Thanks for filling Me in , I appreciate it
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Driving by in a semi. Had to look it up. Great video.
Great! We used to stop by every vacation on our way to Colorado, in the 50s and 60s. I got my love of volcanoes from Capulin. As a kid, the most impressive thing I remember were the lava flows you can clearly see from the top. And thinking about lava coming out of the vent down in the crater! Paricutín was recent and we learned about it in school, too, so kind of creepy!
very good, short documentary. thank you!
Just visited Capulin volcano and city! Real shame the city is like a ghost town, but other than that real cool!
The Folsom point spear head was found near there, proving that early Americans were there when the Capulin volcano was born.
Dude, that proves NO SUCH THING. Learn how time works! Capulin was born about 2,000,000 years ago. Humans didn't arrive in the New World until, at MOST, about 20,000 years ago (probably closer to 15,000 to 13,000 years ago, before sea levels rose and inundated the Beringia land bridge) Your math is off by a factor of 100. If early humans had been near Folsom during the eruptions, they'd have been killed and their stone tools would be buried deep under ancient lava flows. The spear points were OBVIOUSLY crafted LONG after Capulin was born. ~The More You Know~
A volcano was born on a mountain!
Colorado should do something like this for Dotsero.
I agree. Drove past it without knowing but saw what looked like basalt among the gypsum and sedimentary rocks.
It's from 1997 but sure does sound like the 80s
Should the have named it mount capulin?
It used to be Mount Capulin. The NPS found that people didn't realize it was an extinct volcano so they changed the name in the 1980's
I didn't know they did that! It was still Mt. Capulin when we went on vacations. Capulin Volcano is better, I think. Esp since it was also an eruption phase.
Oh cool, cuz I always have a dog with me and I can't go into the visitor center.
STOP SAYING OUR VOLCANOES HERE IN NEW MEXICO ARE DEAD!!! No Such thing!!
Especially since they just had a 4.2 earthquake
This volcano will never erupt again, it is sealed. However the volcanic field is still active and a new volcano could erupt any time.
@@capulinvolcanonps9720 It can blow anytime. No such thing as Dead volcanoes. It can go anytime. That is fact!
@@katharinecarmichael7759 cinder cones (like capulin) normally erupt in one continuous eruption, before stopping. The volcanic complex that capulin is in is still plenty active, if thats what you mean, but this volcano (or vent in the volcanic field) is extinct.
Dude it's extinct. The magma conduit for this one no longer is fed from the mantel it is cut off. Its throat has been slit by nature and it bleed out. The hollow parts are slowly collapsing causing earthquakes deep in the dried up chambers. Unless a brand new Hotspot reaches this location it will not erupt again. Others in New Mexico will. But this one won't. And if a new magma body feeds it it will be a new volcano not the same one.
Edit I got a few of the fields in the southwest mixed up. This field is still active but the cone still won't erupt again based on the standards of the field. And it has been listed as an extinct cone. The magma body is still there but has moved past this cone.
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