#volcano fields

We really need to be ready for volcanoes in the Southwest

TetiIla Peak is the southernmost andesite volcano in the Cerros del Rio volcanic field In my neck of the prairie we call this volcanic plateau the Caja del Rio. I live a few miles due North of La Tetilla. The southern end of the Caja del Rio lies due West of us – aligned North/South. The southwest United States has thousands of volcanoes that were only active for a very short period of time and,…