<br><dl><dd><b>Location</b> Capulin Volcano National Park</dd>
<dd><b>Description</b>  Mammoths, giant bison, and short-faced bears witnessed the earthquakes and firework-like explosions which hurled molten rock thousands of feet into the air. Approximately 60,000 years ago, the rain of cooling cinders formed Capulin Volcano, a nearly perfectly-shaped cinder cone, rising more than 1000 feet above the surrounding landscape.</dd></dl>
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