Volcanoes of the United States

Dotsero, United States

Maar · 2,230 m (7,316 ft) · US-Colorado

Dotsero is a maar in the United States, 2,230 m (7,316 ft) high. Its last known eruption: bC (Holocene). NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Dotsero on the map

Dotsero and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

  • Since 1964
  • 1900 to 1963
  • 1800s
  • AD 1 to 1799
  • Before AD 1, or undated

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Now

From the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, read 15:32 UTC. USGS threat ranking: Moderate Threat.

Unassigned / Unassigned Yellowstone Volcano Observatory rates Dotsero at alert level Unassigned, aviation color code Unassigned.

The observatory’s page

The volcano

Type
Maar
Elevation
2,230 m (7,316 ft)
Region
US-Colorado
Summit
39.661° N, 107.036° W
Last known eruption
BC (Holocene)
Holocene activity known from
Radiocarbon
Smithsonian volcano number
328010

Significant eruptions

NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.

None on record.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near DotseroVolcanic ash advisories on the live map

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Alert levels, color codes and notices from the USGS Volcano Hazards Program and its observatories, public domain. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.