Volcanic fields are regions of volcanic activity that tap one magma source. Eruptions in the RCVF began approximately 9 million years ago, with Capulin's eruption taking place between 56,000 and 62,000 years ago. Potential still exists for future eruptions from dormant volcanoes in the field today. Capulin Volcano, like many cinder cones, had only one eruptive period and is now considered extinct.