Garry Zabel

Garry Zabel recently helped dispel the myth behind how Buffalo Mountain came to be for Krystal 93 radio. Photo by Evan Witt

Geologist Garry Zabel, professor emeritus at CMC, answers an oft-debated Summit County question: Is Buffalo Mountain a volcano?

Buffalo Mountain looms large over Lake Dillon, Silverthorne, Dillon and Frisco, and greets all who travel on I-70 through Summit County.

Phil Lindeman, news director at Krystal 93 radio in Summit County, recently asked geologist Garry Zabel, CMC's professor emeritus, to explain how Buffalo Mountain, as well as a couple other well-known nearby geologic formations, came to be.

The truth beneath Summit County’s ‘volcano’ 

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