A Geological Tour of Denver, Golden, and Colorado's Front Range

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The Golden Table Tops

South Table Mountain and Green Mountain

South Table Mountain (center) and Green Mountain (right), as seen from North Table Mountain. The Golden Cliffs are on the left. Since traces of Ralston Dike magma have been found on Green Mountain, the entire area seen would have been essentially a lake or pool of lava.

North and South Table Mountain

A lake of lava...