List of volcanoes in Canada
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AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
BH225 pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
BH229 pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
BH230 pipe | - | - | - | Paleocene Paleocene The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "early recent", is a geologic epoch that lasted from about . It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era... |
BH155 pipe | - | - | - | - |
BM2 pipe | - | - | - | Paleocene Paleocene The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "early recent", is a geologic epoch that lasted from about . It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era... |
BM3 pipe | - | - | - | - |
BM16 pipe | - | - | - | - |
Dragon pipe Dragon pipe The Dragon pipe is a diatreme associated with the Birch Mountains kimberlite field in northern Alberta, Canada. It is thought to have formed about 75 million years ago when this part of Alberta was volcanically active during the Late Cretaceous period.... |
- | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
Kendu pipe Kendu pipe The Kendu pipe is a diatreme associated with the Birch Mountains kimberlite field in northern Alberta, Canada. It is thought to have formed about 75 million years ago when this part of Alberta was volcanically active during the Late Cretaceous period.... |
- | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K1A pipe | - | - | - | Paleocene Paleocene The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "early recent", is a geologic epoch that lasted from about . It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era... |
K1B pipe | - | - | - | Paleocene Paleocene The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "early recent", is a geologic epoch that lasted from about . It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era... |
K14A pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K14B pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K14C pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K160 pipe | - | - | - | - |
K2 pipe | - | - | - | Paleocene Paleocene The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "early recent", is a geologic epoch that lasted from about . It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era... |
K251 pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K252 pipe K252 pipe K252 pipe is a diamondiferous diatreme in the Buffalo Head Hills kimberlite field of Northern Alberta, Canada. It is thought to have formed about 85 million years ago when this part of Alberta was volcanically active during the Late Cretaceous period... |
- | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K296 pipe | - | - | - | - |
K3 pipe | - | - | - | Paleocene Paleocene The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "early recent", is a geologic epoch that lasted from about . It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era... |
K32 pipe | - | - | - | - |
K300 pipe | - | - | - | - |
K4A pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K4B pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K4C pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K5B pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K5A pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K6 pipe K6 pipe K6 pipe is a diamondiferous diatreme in the Buffalo Head Hills kimberlite field of Northern Alberta, Canada. It is thought to have formed about 85 million years ago when is part of Alberta was volcanically active during the Late Cretaceous period... |
- | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K7A pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K7B pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K7C pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K8 pipe | - | - | - | - |
K10 pipe | - | - | - | - |
K11 pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K15 pipe | - | - | - | - |
K19 pipe K19 pipe K19 pipe is a diatreme in the southwestern part of the Buffalo Head Hills kimberlite field in Northern Alberta, Canada. It is thought to have formed about 60 million years ago, making it one of the youngest volcanic formations in the Buffalo Head Hills kimberlite field and in Alberta... |
- | - | - | Paleocene Paleocene The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "early recent", is a geologic epoch that lasted from about . It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era... |
K91 pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
K92 pipe | - | - | - | - |
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Legend pipe Legend pipe The Legend pipe is a diatreme associated with the Birch Mountains kimberlite field in northern Alberta, Canada. It is thought to have formed about 75 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period.-See also:*Volcanism of Canada... |
- | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
LL8 pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
Phoenix pipe Phoenix pipe The Phoenix pipe is a diatreme associated with the Birch Mountains kimberlite field in northern Alberta, Canada. It is thought to have formed about 75 million years ago when this part of Alberta was volcanically active during the Late Cretaceous period.... |
- | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
Valkyrie pipe Valkyrie pipe The Valkyrie pipe is a diatreme in northern Alberta, Canada. It is associated with a group of diatremes called the Birch Mountains kimberlite field which is thought to have formed about 75 million years ago when this part of Alberta was volcanically active during the Late Cretaceous period.-See... |
- | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
WP pipe | - | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
Xena pipe Xena pipe The Xena pipe is a diatreme associated with the Birch Mountains kimberlite field in northern Alberta, Canada. It is thought to have formed about 75 million years ago when this part of Alberta was volcanically active during the Late Cretaceous period.-See also:... |
- | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
Anahim Peak Anahim Peak Anahim Peak, sometimes mistakenly called Anaheim, is a volcanic cone in the Anahim Volcanic Belt in British Columbia, Canada, located northwest of Anahim Lake and east of Tsitsutl Peak. It was formed when the North American Plate moved over a hotspot, similar to the one feeding the Hawaiian... |
1897 | 6224 | 52.44°N 125.41°W | Miocene |
Armadillo Peak Armadillo Peak Armadillo Peak is a 7.5 million year old caldera, located about 3 km north of Bourgeaux Creek and northeast of Raspberry Pass, British Columbia, Canada. It is south of Mount Edziza and is overlapped by the Ice Peak central volcano, which was formed during the early Pleistocene. Its caldera is... |
2210 | 7251 | 57.53°N 130.55°W | Miocene |
Ash Mountain Ash Mountain (British Columbia) Ash Mountain is the highest summit in the Tuya Range of the Stikine Ranges in northcentral British Columbia, Canada, located immediately north of High Tuya Lake at the north end of Tuya Mountains Provincial Park. It is one of the six tuyas clustered close to Tuya Lake... |
2125 | 6550 | 59.27°N 130.05°W | Pleistocene |
The Ash Pit The Ash Pit The Ash Pit is a volcanic crater, located in the Spectrum Range in British Columbia, Canada. It is Holocene in age and is considered the youngest feature in the Spectrum Range volcanic complex... |
1580 | 5184 | 57.45°N 130.78°W | Holocene |
Atwell Peak Atwell Peak Atwell Peak is a dramatic pyramid shaped volcanic peak located at the southern edge of Mount Garibaldi, British Columbia, Canada. Atwell Peak was formed during an initial period of volcanism 0.51-0.22 million years ago and was the source of many pyroclastic flows during Garibaldi's development.... |
2655 | 8711 | 49.50°N 123.33°W | Pleistocene |
Bennett Lake Volcanic Complex Bennett Lake Volcanic Complex The Bennett Lake Volcanic Complex is a huge 50 million year old extinct caldera complex that spans across the BC-Yukon border in Canada. The caldera complex is surrounded by granitic rocks containing pendants.... |
1500 | 4900 | 60.3°N 134.52°W | Eocene |
Black Dome Mountain Black Dome Mountain Black Dome Mountain is the most northerly summit of the Camelsfoot Range, which lies along the west side of the Fraser River, north of Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada... |
2252 | 7388 | 51.19°N 122.29°W | Pliocene |
Black Tusk Black Tusk Black Tusk is a remarkably abrupt pinnacle of volcanic rock located in Garibaldi Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. At above sea level, the upper spire is visible from a great distance in all directions. It is particularly noticeable from the Sea-to-Sky Highway just south of Whistler,... |
2319 | 7608 | 49.97°N 123.04°W | Pleistocene |
Blackfoot diatreme Blackfoot diatreme The Blackfoot diatreme is a diatreme in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located northeast of Cranbrook. It is in length with a maximum width of . The diatreme is elongate in shape, and outcrops east of Blackfoot Creek.-See also:*Volcanism in Canada... |
- | - | 49.58°N 115.17°W | - |
Big Timothy Mountain Big Timothy Mountain Big Timothy Mountain, formerly called Boss Mountain and Takomkane Mountain, is a cinder cone in central British Columbia, Canada, located west of Hendrix Lake and southwest of Mount Perseus.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
2455 | 8054 | 52.12°N 120.91°W | Pleistocene |
Mount Boucherie Mount Boucherie Mount Boucherie is a mountain located in West Kelowna on the west shore of Okanagan Lake, British Columbia, Canada, opposite the city of Kelowna. It is the remnants of a former stratovolcano created nearly 60 million years ago. Between four and six different glacial periods over the past 50... |
758 | 2487 | 49.51°N 119.34°W | Paleocene |
Bowie Seamount Bowie Seamount Bowie Seamount is a large submarine volcano in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, located west of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada.The seamount is named after William Bowie of the Coast & Geodetic Survey.... |
-24 | -79 | 53.3°N 135.63°W | 18000 years ago |
Mount Brew Mount Brew (Cheakamus River) Mount Brew is a rounded mountain in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of Whistler in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains. A public cabin run by the Varsity Outdoor Club, Brew Hut, is located near the summit... |
1757 | 5764 | 50.4°N 123.19°W | Pleistocene |
Bridge River Cones Bridge River Cones The Bridge River Cones, sometimes referred to as the Lillooet Cones and Salal Creek Cones, is the name given to a volcanic field located on the north flank of the upper Bridge River, about west of the town of Gold Bridge... |
2500 | 8202 | 50.80°N 123.40°W | Holocene |
Buck Hill Buck Hill (British Columbia) Buck Hill is a hill in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located north of Clearwater. It rises from the west slope of Trophy Mountain. Buck Hill is just outside the boundary of Wells Gray Provincial Park.-Geology:... |
1585 | 5200 | 51.48°N 119.59°W | Pleistocene |
Cache Hill Cache Hill Cache Hill is a cinder cone in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is thought to have last erupted in the Holocene period. Once used as an airdrop for food and supplies by the Geophysical Survey of Canada, hence its name, it is located north of Raspberry Pass in Mount Edziza Provincial Park.-See... |
2110 | 6923 | 57.53°N 130.67°W | Holocene |
Mount Callaghan Mount Callaghan Mount Callaghan is a volcanic peak located east of the headwaters of the Squamish River, just northeast of the Powder Mountain Icefield and just south of the Pemberton Icefield in the Sea to Sky Country of southwestern British Columbia, Canada, about 20 km directly west of the Resort... |
2409 | 7909 | 50.13°N 123.15°W | - |
Camp Hill Camp Hill (British Columbia) Camp Hill is a cinder cone in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is thought to have last erupted in the Holocene period.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada... |
1880 | 6168 | 57.58°N 130.78°W | Holocene |
Capricorn Mountain Capricorn Mountain Capricorn Mountain is one of the several volcanic peaks of the Mount Meager massif in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The slopes of Capricorn Mountain appear to be more gentle than other volcanic peaks of the massif... |
2551 | 8369 | 50.62°N 123.52°W | Pleistocene |
Caribou Tuya Caribou Tuya Caribou Tuya is a basaltic subglacial mound in far northwestern British Columbia that began eruptive activity under glacial ice during the Fraser glaciation . Like Ash Mountain and South Tuya, sections of the subglacial mound reveal a consistent stratigraphic progression from pillow lavas to... |
1770 | 5807 | 59.24°N 130.56°W | Pleistocene |
Cartoona Peak Cartoona Peak Cartoona Peak, also unofficially called Cartoona Ridge, is a volcanic peak in northern British Columbia, Canada, located just southeast of Coffee Crater in Mount Edziza Provincial Park.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
2305 | 7562 | 57.36°N 130.36°W | Miocene |
The Castle The Castle (volcano) The Castle is a lava spine located west of Squamish in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Volcanism at The Castle is controlled by north-south structures and there are no hot springs known in the area... |
798 | 2618 | 49.69°N 123.2°W | Pleistocene |
Castle Rock Castle Rock (volcano) Castle Rock is a volcanic neck located west of Iskut and 8 km northwest of Tuktsayda Mountain in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire that includes over 160 active volcanoes and is in the Klastline Group, Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province and last erupted in... |
1862 | 6109 | 57.84°N 131.15°W | Pleistocene |
Cauldron Dome Cauldron Dome Cauldron Dome is a tuya in the Mount Cayley volcanic field, British Columbia, Canada. Cauldron Dome is made of coarsely plagioclase-orthophyroxene-phyric andesite lava flows and last erupted during the Holocene... |
2233 | 7326 | 50.16°N 123.32°W | Pleistocene |
Mount Cayley Mount Cayley Mount Cayley is a potentially active stratovolcano in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Located north of Squamish and west of Whistler in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains, it rises above the Squamish River to the west and above the Cheakamus... |
2377 | 7799 | 50.12°N 123.28°W | Pleistocene |
Chakatah Creek Peak Chakatah Creek Peak Chakatah Creek Peak is a subglacial mound in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the volcanoes of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province and last erupted in the Pleistocene period.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
1815 | 5955 | 59.25°N 131.03°W | Pleistocene |
Chelan Seamount Chelan Seamount The Chelan Seamount is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.... |
-1459 | -4787 | 49.45°N 131.32°W | - |
Chikoida Mountain Chikoida Mountain Chikoida Mountain is a mountain on the Taku Plateau in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Atlin on the east side of the Silver Salmon River.... |
1927 | 6322 | 59.2°N 133.4°W | Cenozoic |
Cinder Cliff Cinder Cliff Cinder Cliff is a cinder cone in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is thought to have last erupted during the Holocene period and is part of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes... |
1800 | 5906 | 57.75°N 130.57°W | Holocene |
Cinder Cone Cinder Cone (British Columbia) Cinder Cone is a cinder cone with a small crater on the west side of the Helm Glacier in Garibaldi Provincial Park. Cinder Cone is surrounded by cinder flats and its crater is filled with melt water during the summer. Cinder Cone gets eroded easily by melt water during the spring, washing the... |
1910 | 6266 | 49.97°N 123.00°W | Holocene |
Cinder Mountain Cinder Mountain Cinder Mountain is a partly eroded cinder cone at the head of Snippaker Creek, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the Iskut-Unuk River Cones and is the source of a basaltic lava flow that extends north into Copper King Creek. An isolated pile of subaerial basalt flows and associated pillow... |
300 | 984 | 56.57°N 130.61°W | Pleistocene |
Clinker Peak Clinker Peak Clinker Peak is a stratovolcano, in the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the west shoulder of Mount Price on the west side of Garibaldi Lake... |
1992 | 6535 | 49.93°N 123.4°W | 9000 years ago |
Cindercone Peak | 2033 | 6670 | 52.46°N 125.18°W | |
Clisbako Caldera Complex Clisbako Caldera Complex The Clisbako Caldera Complex is a large dissected caldera complex in the Chilcotin Group and Anahim Volcanic Belt in central British Columbia, Canada. It has a diameter of and is composed mainly of Eocene felsic and mafic volcanic rocks... |
- | - | 52.43°N 124.4°W | Eocene |
Cocoa Crater | 2123 | 6965 | 57.39°N 130.42°W | Holocene |
Coffee Crater Coffee Crater Coffee Crater is a well-preserved cinder cone south of Mount Edziza, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed during the Holocene period. It is within the Snowshoe lava field which in turn form part of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.-See also:... |
2000 | 6562 | 57.63°N 130.67°W | Holocene |
Cottonwood Peak Cottonwood Peak Cottonwood Peak is a mountain in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located in the Iverson Creek area. It is a volcanic feature of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province that formed in the past 1.6 million years during the Pleistocene Epoch.-See also:... |
1638 | 5374 | 59.40°N 130.25°W | Pleistocene |
Cracker Creek Cone Cracker Creek Cone Cracker Creek Cone is a small cinder cone in northwestern British Columbia. A large lava flow that partly filled Ruby Creek may have originated from this cone. The lower west side of the cone appears to be partly covered by glacial till suggesting that the cone is older than the most recent glacial... |
1895 | 5880 | 59.7°N 133.4°W | Holocene |
Cross diatreme Cross diatreme The Cross diatreme is a diatreme in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located east of the Rocky Mountain Trench and northeast of Elkford.... |
2200 | 7218 | - | - |
Crow Lagoon Crow Lagoon Crow Lagoon is a little-known volcanic center located north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. There are beds of thick, basaltic tephra that are of Holocene age.... |
335 | 1099 | 54.7°N 130.23°W | Holocene |
Dark Mountain Dark Mountain Dark Mountain, formerly also known as Black Mountain, is a mountain in the Tanzilla Plateau of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located northeast of the settlement of Dease Lake, near Cry Lake.-See also:... |
1974 | 6476 | 58.64°N 129.35°W | Pleistocene |
Dellwood Seamounts Dellwood Seamounts The Dellwood Seamounts, also called the Dellwood Seamount Range or the Dellwood Seamount Chain, is a range of seamounts located in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.-References:*-See also:... |
-1474 | -4836 | 50.37°N 130.42°W | - |
Devastator Peak Devastator Peak Devastator Peak, also known as The Devastator, is the lowest and southernmost of the six subsidiary peaks that form the Mount Meager massif in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located west of Bralorne.-Geology:... |
2327 | 7635 | 50.59°N 123.53°W | Pleistocene |
Dome Mountain Dome Mountain Round Mountain is a mountain in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located east of Dease Lake.Round Mountain is a volcanic feature of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province that formed in the past 1.6 million years of the Pleistocene epoch.... |
1754 | 5755 | 58.45°N 129.59°W | Pleistocene |
Mount Downton Mount Downton Mount Downton is the highest summit of the diameter Itcha Range, located northeast of Anahim Lake and east of Far Mountain in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It lies within Itcha Ilgachuz Provincial Park.... |
2375 | 7792 | 52.42°N 124.51°W | Pleistocene |
Dragon Cone Dragon Cone Dragon Cone is a monogenetic cinder cone located in Wells Gray Provincial Park in east-central British Columbia. It is the source of a long lava flow, called Dragon's Tongue. This lava covered the floor of narrow Falls Creek Valley and terminated at the Clearwater River, damming it to a height of ... |
1830 | 6000 | 51.8°N 119.98°W | Holocene |
Dufferin Island Dufferin Island Dufferin Island is an island on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located on the south side of Seaforth Channel just northwest of Bella Bella... |
50 | 164 | 52.22°N 128.32°W | Holocene |
Mount Edziza Mount Edziza Mount Edziza is a stratovolcano in the Stikine Country of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. The volcano and the surrounding area are protected within Mount Edziza Provincial Park. It consists of a complex of multiple peaks and ridges, with several glaciers flowing in all directions. The summit... |
2787 | 9144 | 57.72°N 130.63°W | Pleistocene |
Mount Edziza volcanic complex Mount Edziza volcanic complex The Mount Edziza volcanic complex is a large and potentially active north-south trending complex volcano in Stikine Country, northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of the small community of Telegraph Creek... |
2787 | 9144 | 57.72°N 130.63°W | Holocene |
Ember Ridge Ember Ridge Ember Ridge is a volcanic mountain ridge associated with the Mount Cayley volcanic field in British Columbia, Canada. Ember Ridge is made of a series of steep-sided domes of glassy, complexly jointed, hornblende-phyric basalt with the most recent eruptions during the Holocene... |
2348 | 7703 | 50.8°N 123.23°W | Pliocene |
Enid Creek Cone Enid Creek Cone Enid Creek Cone is a subglacial mound in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located in the Dark Mountain area. It last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes... |
1914 | 6280 | 58.38°N 129.52°W | Pleistocene |
Eve Cone Eve Cone Eve Cone is a well-preserved black cinder cone on the Big Raven Plateau, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the 30 cinder cones on the flanks of the massive shield volcano of Mount Edziza that formed in the year 700, making it one of the most recent eruptions on the Big Raven Plateau and in... |
1702 | 5584 | 57.82°N 130.67°W | 700 AD |
Exile Hill Exile Hill Exile Hill is an isolated hill in the Spectrum Range of northern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Mess Lake. It lies at the southern end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.-History:... |
1874 | 6148 | 57.38°N 130.82°W | Pliocene |
Explorer Seamount Explorer Seamount The Explorer Seamount is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is on the Explorer Ridge, a tectonic spreading centre that separates the Pacific and Explorer plates and so the volcanism is rift-related... |
-830 | -2723 | 49.5°N 130.48°W | - |
Mount Fee Mount Fee Mount Fee is a volcanic peak in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of Callaghan Lake and west of the resort town of Whistler. With a summit elevation of and a topographic prominence of , it rises above the surrounding rugged... |
2162 | 7093 | 50.90°N 123.24°W | Pleistocene |
Fiftytwo Ridge Fiftytwo Ridge Fiftytwo Ridge is a mountain ridge in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located just southwest of Battle Mountain at the southeastern end of Wells Gray Provincial Park.-Geology:... |
1866 | 6188 | 51.93°N 119.89°W | Pleistocene |
Mount Fitzgerald | 2641 | 8665 | 51.31°N 126.3°W | - |
Flatiron Flatiron (volcano) The Flatiron is the name for an eroded volcanic outcrop in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located in Wells Gray Provincial Park.The Flatiron is high, long and generally about wide... |
730 | 2395 | 51.88°N 120.5°W | Pleistocene |
Flourmill Cone Flourmill Cone The Flourmill Volcanoes, also known as The Flourmills, are a small volcano range near the west boundary of Wells Gray Provincial Park in east-central British Columbia, Canada... |
1495 | 4905 | 52.5°N 120.32°W | Holocene |
Franklin Glacier Volcano Franklin Glacier Volcano Franklin Glacier Volcano is a deeply eroded and huge long and wide caldera complex in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located east-southeast of the Silverthrone Caldera in the Hoodoo Creek and Franklin Glacier area on the northwest flank of the Waddington Massif of the Pacific Ranges... |
2252 | 7388 | 51.20°N 125.24°W | Pliocene |
Gabrielse Cone Gabrielse Cone Gabrielse Cone is a remarkably fresh, clearly postglacial monogenetic cinder cone, located in the Tuya Volcanic Field in British Columbia, Canada. It is about in diameter and has a central crater about deep. It is Holocene in age and to its northeast appears to be breached with the remnants of a... |
1600 | 5249 | 59.44°N 130.46°W | Holocene |
Gage Hill Gage Hill Gage Hill is a tuya in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located in Wells Gray Provincial Park.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada... |
1090 | 3576 | 52.5°N 120.1°W | Pleistocene |
Mount Garibaldi Mount Garibaldi Mount Garibaldi is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Sea to Sky Country of British Columbia, north of Vancouver, Canada. Located in the southernmost Coast Mountains, it is one of the most recognized peaks in the South Coast region, as well as British Columbia's best known volcano... |
2678 | 8786 | 49.84°N 123.1°W | Holocene |
Glacier Dome Glacier Dome Glacier Dome is a lava dome in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located near Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. It last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes... |
2225 | 7300 | 57.77°N 130.58°W | Pleistocene |
Glacier Pikes Glacier Pikes Glacier Pikes is a Lava dome, located in the Garibaldi Lake volcanic field, British Columbia, Canada. The dome has two rocky points at the southern end of the Sentinel Glacier Neve.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*Volcanism of Canada... |
2145 | 7037 | 49.89°N 122.85°W | Pleistocene |
Graham Seamount Graham Seamount The Graham Seamount is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada.-References:*-See also:*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
-1474 | -4836 | 53.14°N 134.31°W | - |
Grizzly Butte Grizzly Butte Grizzly Butte small shield volcano located in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is Holocene in age and stands in relief above the surrounding area north of the Nazcha Creek and comprises the West Tuya lava field with West Vent and Volcano Vent... |
1412 | 4633 | 50.3°N 119.6°W | Holocene |
HP diatreme HP diatreme The HP diatreme, also called the HP pipe, is a diatreme in the Rocky Mountains of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located northeast of Golden.... |
2400 | 7874 | 51.41°N 116.57°W | - |
Haddington Island Haddington Island (British Columbia) Haddington Island is a small volcanic island in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located south of Malcolm Island and Broughton Strait... |
- | - | 50.36°N 127.2°W | Pliocene |
Heart Peaks Heart Peaks Heart Peaks, originally known as the Heart Mountains, is a mountain massif in the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is located northwest of the small community of Telegraph Creek and just southwest of Callison Ranch. With a maximum elevation of , it rises above the surrounding... |
2012 | 6601 | 58.60°N 131.97°W | Pleistocene |
Heck Seamount Heck Seamount The Heck Seamount is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of central Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.-References:*-See also:*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
1320 | 4331 | 48.3°N 130.1°W | - |
Helmet Peak | 318 | 1043 | 52.35°N 128.35°W | Holocene |
Hodgkins Seamount Hodgkins Seamount Hodgkins Seamount is a seamount in the Kodiak-Bowie Seamount chain, located south of Pierce Seamount and north of Bowie Seamount. Hodgkins Seamount has apparently experienced two generically different episodes of volcanism, separated by about 12 million years ago... |
-790 | -2592 | 53.3°N 136.5°W | Pliocene |
Hoodoo Mountain Hoodoo Mountain Hoodoo Mountain is a potentially active flat-topped stratovolcano in the Stikine Country of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located northeast of Wrangell, Alaska on the north side of the lower Iskut River and east of its junction with the Stikine River... |
1850 | 6070 | 56.78°N 131.28°W | 7050 years ago |
Hyalo Ridge Hyalo Ridge Hyalo Ridge is a tuya in Wells Gray Provincial Park. Hyalo Ridge last erupted during Pleistocene.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada* Volcanism of Canada* Volcanism of Western Canada... |
2012 | 6601 | 52.11°N 120.36°W | Pleistocene |
IGC Centre IGC Centre IGC Centre is a lava dome in Mount Edziza Provincial Park of northern British Columbia, Canada. It is thought to have formed and last erupted during the Miocene period.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes... |
2074 | 6804 | 57.56°N 130.62°W | Miocene |
Ice Peak Ice Peak Ice Peak is a stratovolcano, located west of Tatogga and south of Mount Edziza, British Columbia, Canada. It overlaps the 7.5 million year old Armadillo Peak. It lies on a large volcanic plateau, which is made of basaltic lava flows from the massive Mount Edziza volcanic complex... |
2526 | 8287 | 57.70°N 130.63°W | Holocene |
Icefall Cone Icefall Cone Icefall Cone is a cinder cone in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is thought to have last erupted during the Holocene period and forms part of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
2285 | 7497 | 57.70°N 130.6°W | Holocene |
Ida Ridge Ida Ridge Ida Ridge is an eroded cinder cone in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located in the southeastern corner of Wells Gray Provincial Park.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada* Volcanism of Canada* Volcanism of Western Canada... |
1981 | 6499 | 51.8°N 119.94°W | Pleistocene |
Ilgachuz Range Ilgachuz Range The Ilgachuz Range is a name given to an extinct shield volcano in British Columbia, Canada. It is not a mountain range in the normal sense, because it was formed as a single volcano that has been eroded for the past 5 million years. It lies on the Chilcotin Plateau, located some north-northwest... |
2410 | 7907 | 52.47°N 125.19°W | Pliocene |
Iskut-Unuk River Cones Iskut-Unuk River Cones The Iskut-Unuk River Cones are a group of eight small basaltic centres at the southern end of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains. The lava flows date back 70,000 years, but the subaerial vents produced cinder cones and lava flows that were... |
1880 | 6168 | 56.52°N 130.33°W | 1800? |
Isspah Butte Isspah Butte Isspah Butte is a tuya in the Atsutla Range of the Kawdy Plateau in northern British Columbia, Canada. It lies on the north side of the Nazcha Creek.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada* List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes* Volcanism of Canada... |
1673 | 5489 | 59.4°N 131.18°W | Pleistocene |
Itcha Mountain Itcha Mountain Itcha Mountain is one of the two main volcanic peaks of the Itcha Range, which is located in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is in the Anahim Volcanic Belt, which formed when the North American Plate moved over a hotspot, similar to the one feeding the... |
2290 | 7513 | 52.43°N 124.49°W | Pleistocene |
Itcha Range Itcha Range The Itcha Range is a mountain range on the Chilcotin Plateau of the West-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The range is located 25 miles northeast of Anahim Lake... |
2375 | 7792 | 52.42°N 124.5°W | Pleistocene |
Jack's Jump Jack's Jump Jack's Jump is a subglacial volcano in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located at the northeastern end of Wells Gray Provincial Park.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada* Volcanism of Canada* Volcanism of Western Canada... |
1895 | 6217 | 52.12°N 120.5°W | Pleistocene |
Mount Job Mount Job Mount Job is one of the six named volcanic peaks of Mount Meager in British Columbia, Canada. It is a pile of rubble held together by volcanic ash and sand... |
2493 | 8180 | 50.62°N 123.55°W | Pleistocene |
Mount Josephine Mount Josephine (British Columbia) Mount Josephine is a subglacial mound in the Tuya Range in British Columbia, Canada. It is located near the northwestern shore of Tuya Lake.-See also:* Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province* Tuya Range* List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes... |
1767 | 5797 | 59.6°N 130.7°W | Pleistocene |
Kana Cone Kana Cone Kana Cone is a red nested cinder cone in northern British Columbia, Canada, located northeast of Eve Cone in Mount Edziza Provincial Park.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes*Volcanism of Canada... |
1100 | 3609 | 57.90°N 130.62°W | Holocene |
Kawdy Mountain Kawdy Mountain Kawdy Mountain is a subglacial mound on the Kawdy Plateau, the northernmost sub-plateau of the Stikine Plateau in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It consists of nearly horizontal beds of basaltic lava, capping outward dipping beds of fragmental volcanic rocks and last erupted in Pleistocene... |
1936 | 6352 | 58.88°N 131.23°W | Pleistocene |
Kena Cone Kena Cone Kena Cone is a cinder cone in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located in the Snowshoe Lava Field of Mount Edziza Provincial Park. It last erupted during the Holocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes... |
1980 | 6496 | 57.6°N 130.68°W | Holocene |
Mount Kinch Mount Kinch Mount Kinch is a volcanic knob in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located east of Rivers Inlet. It is almost completely ice-covered.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada* Volcanism of Canada* Volcanism of Western Canada... |
2470 | 8104 | 51.25°N 126.10°W | - |
Kitasu Hill Kitasu Hill Kitasu Hill is a young basaltic cinder cone on southwestern Swindle Island on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located southwest of Klemtu and south of Kitasu Bay. Kitasu Hill produced lava flows that extend to the north... |
235 | 771 | 52.50°N 128.73°W | Holocene |
Klastline Cone Klastline Cone Klastline Cone is a cinder cone in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located near Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. It last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes... |
1400 | 4593 | 57.78°N 130.5°W | Pleistocene |
Klinkit Creek Peak Klinkit Creek Peak Klinkit Creek Peak is a tuya in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located near Klinkit Lake. It lies in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province and last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
1519 | 4984 | 59.47°N 131.28°W | Pleistocene |
Klinkit Lake Peak Klinkit Lake Peak Klinkit Lake Peak is a tuya in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located near Klinkit Lake. It lies in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province and last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
1516 | 4974 | 59.49°N 131.1°W | Pleistocene |
Kostal Cone Kostal Cone Kostal Cone, also called Kostal Volcano, is a young cinder cone in Wells Gray Provincial Park in east-central British Columbia, Canada. It rises from the northeast shore of Kostal Lake in the Cariboo Mountains... |
1440 | 4724 | 52.17°N 119.94°W | 1550 (?) |
Level Mountain Range Level Mountain Range The Level Mountain Range, also known as Level Mountain, is a mountain range in Cassiar Country, northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located just northeast of Callison Ranch, southwest of Dease Lake and about north of Mount Edziza. It consists of a massive shield volcano and lies on the Nahlin... |
2190 | 7185 | 58.25°N 131.21°W | Holocene? |
Lightning Peak | 2139 | 7018 | 49.88°N 118.53°W | Pliocene |
Little Bear Mountain Little Bear Mountain Little Bear Mountain is a basaltic Pleistocene age tuya in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains that adjoins Hoodoo Mountain to the north. Little Bear Mountain is part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada... |
1180 | 3875 | 56.80°N 131.3°W | Pleistocene |
Little Eagle Cone Little Eagle Cone Little Eagle Cone is a subglacial mound in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located in the Dark Mountain area. It last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes... |
1545 | 5069 | 58.52°N 129.71°W | Pleistocene |
Little Ring Mountain | 2165 | 7103 | 50.16°N 123.18°W | Unknown |
Llangorse Mountain Llangorse Mountain Llangorse Mountain is a mountain in northern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Atlin on the eastern side of the head of the Gladys River... |
1962 | 6437 | 59.32°N 132.9°W | Cenozoic |
Lone Butte Lone Butte (British Columbia) Lone Butte is a low, steep-sided mesa butte or volcanic plug in southern British Columbia, Canada, located on the southern Cariboo Plateau to the southeast of 100 Mile House. It is composed of columnar basalt that formed within a prehistoric volcano six million years ago... |
1237 | 4058 | 51.33°N 131.11°W | Miocene |
Mount MacKenzie Mount MacKenzie Mount MacKenzie is a volcanic peak, located northeast of Hagenborg, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the volcanic peaks of the Rainbow Range, which is one of the three major shield volcanoes that form the Anahim Volcanic Belt... |
2143 | 7031 | 52.37°N 126.5°W | Miocene |
Machmel River Cone Machmel River Cone Machmell River Cone is a cinder cone in the Silverthrone Caldera complex in the Pacific Ranges section of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada... |
1800 | 5906 | 51.51°N 126.21°W | Holocene |
Maitland Volcano Maitland Volcano Maitland Volcano was a Pliocene age shield volcano in the western Cassiar Mountains of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. In the course of one million years, Maitland Volcano was formed on a mature, eroded Tertiary surface by rifting of the North American continent as thin alkali olivine basalt... |
2514 | 8248 | 57.4°N 129.7°W | Pliocene |
Maquinna Maquinna (volcano) Maquinna is an active submarine mud volcano on the Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located 16-18 kilometers west of Vancouver Island. It rises approximately above the mean level of the northeastern Pacific Ocean and lies directly along the southern expression of the left laterial, strike slip... |
-2500 | -8202 | - | Holocene |
Mathews Tuya Mathews Tuya Mathews Tuya is a subglacial mound in northcentral British Columbia. It is one of the six tuyas close to Tuya Lake. It has been partly glaciated so it is probably older than 10,000 years. The other volcanoes in the area include Tuya Butte, South Tuya and Ash Mountain... |
1676 | 5499 | 59.20°N 130.43°W | Pleistocene |
McLeod Hill McLeod Hill McLeod Hill is a tuya, located north of Clearwater in the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field in Wells Gray Provincial Park, east-central British Columbia, Canada.... |
1284 | 4213 | 52.02°N 120.01°W | Pleistocene |
Mount Meager Mount Meager Mount Meager, originally known as Meager Mountain, is a complex volcano in the Sea-to-Sky Corridor of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located north of Vancouver at the northern end of the Pemberton Valley. Part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc of western North America, its summit is above... |
2680 | 8793 | 50.63°N 123.5°W | 2350 years ago |
Meehaz Mountain Meehaz Mountain Meehaz Mountain is a mountain in the Cassiar Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located on the north side of the headwaters of Teslin River and to the south of the Atsutla Range... |
1608 | 5276 | 59.1°N 131.27°W | Pleistocene |
Meszah Peak Meszah Peak Meszah Peak is a volcanic cone located north of Telegraph Creek and southwest of Zus Mountain. It is the highest mountain of the Level Mountain Range, a massive shield volcano forming the most voluminous and most persistent eruptive centre in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province.-See also:*... |
2166 | 7106 | 58.48°N 131.43°W | Pleistocene |
Moraine Cone Moraine Cone Moraine Cone is a cinder cone in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is thought to have last erupted in the Holocene period and is part of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes... |
2135 | 7005 | 57.77°N 130.62°W | Holocene |
Mosquito Mound Mosquito Mound Mosquito Mound is a tuya in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located in Wells Gray Provincial Park.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada... |
1065 | 3494 | 52.02°N 120.18°W | Pleistocene |
Nahta Cone Nahta Cone Nahta Cone is a cinder cone in northern British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of Tatogga, north of Wetalth Ridge and south of Telegraph Creek... |
1690 | 5545 | 57.32°N 130.82°W | Holocene |
Nanook Dome Nanook Dome Nanook Dome is a lava dome in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located just northeast of Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. It last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
2710 | 8891 | 57.72°N 130.6°W | Pleistocene |
Nazko Cone Nazko Cone Nazko Cone is a small potentially active basaltic cinder cone in central British Columbia, Canada, located 75 km west of Quesnel and 150 kilometers southwest of Prince George. It is considered the easternmost volcano in the Anahim Volcanic Belt. The small tree-covered cone rises 120 m above... |
1230 | 4035 | 52.55°N 123.44°W | 7200 years ago |
Nuthinaw Mountain Nuthinaw Mountain Nuthinaw Mountain is a mountain on the Stikine Plateau in northern British Columbia, Canada, located east of Tutsingale Mountain and northwest of Dease Lake on the north side of Tachilta Lakes... |
1732 | 5682 | 58.47°N 131.3°W | Pleistocene |
Mount Noel Mount Noel Mount Noel is a Miocene volcanic complex in the Chilcotin Group in British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of Bralorne and north of a tributary of Noel Creek. It is east of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt and is made up of flat-lying, columnar-jointed basalt flows along with debris flows and... |
2541 | 8337 | 50.42°N 122.51°W | Miocene |
Opal Cone Opal Cone Opal Cone is a cinder cone located on the southeast flank of Mount Garibaldi in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is the source of a 15 km long broad dacite lava flow with prominent wrinkled ridges... |
1736 | 5696 | 49.82°N 122.97°W | 9300 years ago |
Oshawa Seamount Oshawa Seamount The Oshawa Seamount is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada.-References:*-See also:*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
2127 | 6978 | 53.14°N 134.31°W | - |
Ospika pipe Ospika pipe The Ospika pipe is a small composite diatreme in northern British Columbia, Canada, located approximately north-northwest of Mackenzie, on the east side of Williston Lake between the Peace Reach and Ospika River.... |
1550 | 5085 | 56.27°N 123.45°W | - |
Outcast Hill Outcast Hill Outcast Hill is an isolated hill in northern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Mess Lake. It lies at the southern end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.-History:... |
1800 | 5906 | 57.23°N 130.46°W | Pleistocene |
Mount Overill Mount Overill Mount Overill is a volcanic peak in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located east of Rivers Inlet and northwest of Mount Somolenko.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada* Volcanism of Canada* Volcanism of Western Canada... |
2354 | 7723 | 51.28°N 126.7°W | - |
Pali Dome Pali Dome Pali Dome is the unofficial name for a volcanic peak in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*Mount Cayley volcanic field*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada... |
1767 | 5797 | 50.13°N 123.25°W | Pleistocene |
Peak 1924 | 1565 | 5135 | 59.4°N 130.38°W | Pleistocene |
Peak 2050 | 2036 | 6680 | 59.39°N 130.18°W | Pleistocene |
Peak 2166 | 2064 | 6800 | 59.31°N 130.59°W | Pleistocene |
Peirce Seamount Peirce Seamount Peirce Seamount, also called Pierce Seamount, is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean west of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada... |
-1800 | -5906 | 53.44°N 136.32°W | - |
Perkin's Pillar Perkin's Pillar Perkin's Pillar was a vertical pillar of volcanic rock of the Mount Meager massif in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It existed on the steep north flank of Capricorn Mountain... |
2430 | 7972 | 50.37°N 123.31°W | - |
Pharaoh Dome Pharaoh Dome Pharaoh Dome is a lava dome in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located near Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. It last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes... |
2200 | 7218 | 57.65°N 130.6°W | Pleistocene |
Pillow Creek Pillow Creek Pillow Creek is a creek in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located in the northeast corner of Wells Gray Provincial Park.Pillow Creek is home to a subglacial volcano that formed and last erupted during the Pleistocene period.-See also:... |
1829 | 6001 | 52.02°N 119.84°W | Pleistocene |
Pillow Ridge Pillow Ridge Pillow Ridge is a ridge of the Tahltan Highland in northern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Telegraph Creek. It extends northwest from Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park.-History:... |
2400 | 7874 | 57.76°N 130.64°W | Pleistocene |
Plinth Peak Plinth Peak Plinth Peak, sometimes called Plinth Mountain, is the highest satellite cone of Mount Meager, and one of four overlapping volcanic cones which together form the northernmost volcanic complex in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt... |
2677 | 8783 | 50.64°N 123.51°W | 2350 years ago |
Pointed Stick Cone Pointed Stick Cone Pointed Stick Cone is a cinder cone in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located in Wells Gray Provincial Park.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada* Volcanism of Canada* Volcanism of Western Canada... |
1820 | 5971 | 52.24°N 120.08°W | Holocene |
Powder Mountain Powder Mountain (British Columbia) Powder Mountain, , is a volcanic summit in the Powder Mountain Icefield in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.... |
2347 | 7700 | 50.8°N 123.16°W | - |
Mount Price | 2052 | 6732 | 49.92°N 123.3°W | 9000 years ago |
Pylon Peak Pylon Peak Pylon Peak is the southernmost summit of the six named volcanic peaks of Mount Meager in British Columbia, Canada. Two pinnacled ridges extend out from Pylon and are named respectively the Pylons and the Marionettes. Pylon Peak overlooks the Meager Creek Hot Springs.Erosional remnants of flows from... |
2481 | 8140 | 50.35°N 123.31°W | Pleistocene |
Pyramid Dome Pyramid Dome The Pyramid, also called Pyramid Dome, is a young lava dome on the northeast flank of Mount Edziza in British Columbia, Canada. It is on the northeastern edge of the Tencho Glacier and represents several different styles of volcanic activity on the Mount Edziza complex... |
2199 | 7215 | 57.77°N 130.57°W | Pleistocene |
Pyramid Mountain Pyramid Mountain (volcano) Pyramid Mountain is a subglacial mound located on the Murtle Plateau in Wells Gray Provincial Park, east-central British Columbia, Canada.-Formation:... |
240 | 1103 | 51.99°N 120.1°W | Pleistocene |
Pyroclastic Peak Pyroclastic Peak Pyroclastic Peak is the second highest of the five named volcanic peaks immediately south of Mount Cayley in British Columbia, Canada. It is steep and rotten and is located southwest of Callaghan Lake and west of Whistler... |
2349 | 7707 | 50.6°N 123.17°W | Pleistocene |
Rainbow Range Rainbow Range (Coast Mountains) The Rainbow Range, formerly known as the Rainbow Mountains, is a mountain range in British Columbia, Canada, located northwest of Anahim Lake... |
2495 | 8186 | 52.43°N 125.46°W | Miocene |
Ray Mountain Ray Mountain Ray Mountain is a subglacial mound in Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Ray Mountain last erupted during the Pleistocene. It is part of the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field.... |
2050 | 6726 | 52.24°N 120.11°W | Pleistocene |
Ridge Cone Ridge Cone Ridge Cone is a cinder cone in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is thought to have last erupted in the Holocene period and is part of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes... |
2285 | 7497 | 57.68°N 130.62°W | Holocene |
Ring Mountain | 2192 | 7192 | 50.13°N 123.17°W | Unknown |
Round Mountain Round Mountain (volcano) Round Mountain is an eroded volcanic outcrop in the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt in British Columbia, Canada, located 8 km southwest of Eanastick Meadows, east of Brackendale and south of Mount Garibaldi. It is the highpoint of Paul Ridge and is located in the southwest corner of Garibaldi... |
1646 | 5400 | 49.45°N 123.1°W | Pleistocene |
Ruby Mountain Ruby Mountain Ruby Mountain is a cinder cone in Stikine Region, British Columbia, Canada, located 23 km northeast of Atlin and south of Mount Barham. A recent collapse on the volcanoes eastern side created a large landslide which dissects this side of Ruby Mountain... |
1895 | 6217 | 59.68°N 123.33°W | 1898? |
Satah Mountain Satah Mountain Satah Mountain is a cinder cone, located east-northeast of Nimpo Lake in central British Columbia, Canada. It areas to the south form a N-S-trending chain of cinder cones of Pleistocene and Holocene age. It lies on the Chilcotin Plateau.... |
1921 | 6302 | 52.28°N 124.41°W | Unknown |
The Saucer The Saucer The Saucer is a cinder cone in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is thought to have last erupted in the Holocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada... |
1920 | 6299 | 57.63°N 130.63°W | Holocene |
Seminole Seamount Seminole Seamount The Seminole Seamount is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.-References:*-See also:*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
-1653 | -5423 | 49.46°N 129.5°W | - |
Sezill Volcano Sezill Volcano Sezill Volcano is a lava dome in Mount Edziza Provincial Park of northern British Columbia, Canada. It is thought to have formed and last erupted during the Miocene period... |
2050 | 6726 | 57.59°N 130.62°W | Miocene |
Sham Hill Sham Hill Sham Hill is a volcanic plug in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located near the upper Bridge River. It is part of a volcanic group called the Bridge River Cones which in turn is part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt of the Cascade Volcanic Arc.... |
60 | 197 | 50.9°N 123.52°W | Pleistocene |
Sidas Cone Sidas Cone Sidas Cone is one of the cinder cones located north on the Mount Edziza plateau in British Columbia, Canada. Sidas Cone is visible from almost anywhere around the plateau.-See also:* Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province* Volcanism of Canada... |
1540 | 5052 | 57.87°N 130.63°W | Holocene |
Mount Silverthrone Mount Silverthrone Mount Silverthrone, officially named Silverthrone Mountain, is a mountain in the Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, located over northwest of the city of Vancouver and about west of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada... |
3160 | 10367 | 51.31°N 126.6°W | Unknown |
Silverthrone Caldera Silverthrone Caldera The Silverthrone Caldera is a potentially active caldera complex in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located over northwest of the city of Vancouver and about west of Mount Waddington in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains. The caldera is one of the largest of the few calderas in... |
3160 | 10367 | 51.26°N 126.18°W | Unknown |
Skoatl Point Skoatl Point Skoatl Point is a volcanic plug located in the formation known as the Chilcotin Group, which lie between the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains and the mid-Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada.-Location and terrain:... |
1640 | 5381 | 51.9°N 120.25°W | - |
Slag Hill Slag Hill Slag Hill is a subglacial volcano associated with the Mount Cayley volcanic field in British Columbia, Canada. It consists of glassy, augite-phyric basaltic andesite in steep-sided, glassy, finely jointed domes and one small, flat-topped bluff. The finely jointed domes are similar to those of Ember... |
2088 | 6850 | 50.19°N 123.3°W | Pleistocene |
Sleet Cone Sleet Cone Sleet Cone is a cinder cone in northern British Columbia, Canada. It lies in the Desolation Lava Field and is thought to have last erupted in the Holocene period and is part of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
1783 | 5850 | 57.78°N 130.55°W | Holocene |
Mount Somolenko Mount Somolenko Mount Somolenko is a volcanic peak in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located east of Rivers Inlet and south of Mount Silverthrone. It is the highest peak south of Mount Silverthrone in the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield.... |
2658 | 8720 | 51.28°N 126.6°W | - |
Source Hill Source Hill Source Hill is a cinder cone in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is polygenetic in nature, having erupted more than once throughout its eruptive history... |
1630 | 5348 | 57.28°N 130.82°W | Pleistocene |
South Tuya South Tuya South Tuya, also called Southern Tuya, is a tuya clustered around Tuya Lake in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province in British Columbia, Canada... |
1829 | 5637 | 59.2°N 130.5°W | Pleistocene |
Spanish Bonk Spanish Bonk Spanish Bonk is a volcanic plug located in the Quesnel Highland of the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Spanish Bonk last erupted during the Pleistocene.-External links:*... |
1770 | 5807 | 52.13°N 120.37°W | Pleistocene |
Spanish Lake Centre | 1770 | 5807 | 52.07°N 120.31°W | Holocene |
Spanish Mump Spanish Mump Spanish Mump is a subglacial mound in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located in the northeastern corner of Wells Gray Provincial Park.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada* Volcanism of Canada* Volcanism of Western Canada... |
1800 | 5906 | 52.16°N 120.33°W | Pleistocene |
Spectrum Range Spectrum Range The Spectrum Range, formerly called the Spectrum Mountains and the Rainbow Mountains, is a subrange of the Tahltan Highland in the Stikine Country of northwestern British Columbia, 20 km west of the Stewart-Cassiar Highway, south of Mount Edziza and north of the Arctic Lake Plateau. The... |
2430 | 7972 | 57.26°N 130.41°W | Unknown |
The Sphinx The Sphinx The Sphinx is a subglacial mound in the southernmost Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is south-east of Garibaldi Lake. The volcano is part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt which is a segment of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, but it is not within the geographic boundary of the Cascade Range... |
1525 | 5003 | 49.93°N 122.85°W | Pleistocene |
Sphinx Dome Sphinx Dome Sphinx Dome is a lava dome in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located near Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. It last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes... |
2380 | 7808 | 57.75°N 130.58°W | Pleistocene |
Stirni Seamount Stirni Seamount The Union Seamount is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.-References:*-See also:*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
-1710 | -5610 | 49.8°N 132.18°W | - |
Stockton Hill Stockton Hill Stockton Hill is a volcanic plug located in the formation known as the Chilcotin Group, which lie between the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains and the mid-Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada.-Location and terrain:... |
1574 | 5164 | 51.10°N 120.33°W | - |
Storm Cone Storm Cone Storm Cone is a cinder cone in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is thought to have last erupted in the Holocene period and lies on the Desolation lava field which is part of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
2135 | 7005 | 57.77°N 130.63°W | Holocene |
The Table The Table The Table, sometimes called Table Mountain, is a high flow-dominated andesite tuya located south of Garibaldi Lake, northeast of Cheekye and north of Mount Garibaldi, British Columbia, Canada... |
1645 | 5397 | 49.9°N 123.2°W | Pleistocene |
Tadeda Peak Tadeda Peak Tadeda Peak, also known unofficially as Tadeda Centre, is a volcanic peak in northern British Columbia, Canada, located just southeast of Coffee Crater in Mount Edziza Provincial Park.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada... |
2194 | 7198 | 57.54°N 130.61°W | Miocene |
Tadekho Hill Tadekho Hill Tadekho Hill is an isolated hill in the Spectrum Range of northern British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of Tatogga and southwest of Kitsu Peak... |
1860 | 6102 | 57.35°N 130.78°W | Pleistocene |
Tennena Cone Tennena Cone Tennena Cone is a subglacial mound in northern British Columbia, Canada, located just southwest of Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes*Volcanism of Canada... |
2350 | 7710 | 57.68°N 130.67°W | Holocene |
The Thumb The Thumb (Omineca) The Thumb is a mountain located south of Sitchiada Mountain on the east side of Bear Lake, on the divide between the upper Omineca River and the basin of the Bear River in the Omineca Country of the Central-North Interior of British Columbia, Canada... |
1854 | 6083 | 56.16°N 126.7°W | Unknown |
Toozaza Peak Toozaza Peak Toozaza Peak is a tuya in the Stikine Ranges of the Cassiar Mountains in northern British Columbia, Canada, located in the Iverson Creek. Toozaza Peak is the summit of a north-south aligned ridge between the head of Toozaza Creek and the head of the Jennings River, just south of the Jennings'... |
2182 | 7182 | 59.50°N 130.3°W | Pleistocene |
Tow Hill Tow Hill Tow Hill is a large isolated volcanic plug located east of Masset on the north end of the Naikoon Peninsula of northeast Graham Island in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada, east of McIntyre Bay and near the mouth of the Hiellen River, which is the site of Hiellen a now-abandoned Haida village... |
125 | 410 | 54.4°N 131.47°W | Pliocene |
Triangle Dome Triangle Dome Triangle Dome is a trachytic lava dome in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is thought to have formed in the Pleistocene period.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes*Volcanism of Canada... |
2680 | 8793 | 57.72°N 130.65°W | Pleistocene |
Triplex Cone Triplex Cone Triplex Cone is a cinder cone in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is thought to have last erupted in the Holocene period.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada... |
1785 | 5856 | 57.80°N 130.62°W | Holocene |
Tseax Cone Tseax Cone The Tseax Cone , also called the Tseax River Cone or alternately the Aiyansh Volcano, is a young cinder cone and adjacent lava flows associated with the Nass Ranges and the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province... |
600 | 1969 | 55.12°N 126.9°W | 1750-1775 |
Tsekone Ridge Tsekone Ridge Tsekone Ridge, also known as Tsekone Peak and Black Knight Cone, is a subglacial mound that sits out by itself in the Desolation Lava Field in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada... |
1920 | 6299 | 57.77°N 130.69°W | Pleistocene |
Tuber Hill Tuber Hill Tuber Hill is a small 600,000 year old basaltic stratovolcano that was constructed on the Bridge River highlands when nearby valleys were packed with ice... |
2500 | 8202 | 50.93°N 123.44°W | Pleistocene |
Tucker Seamount Tucker Seamount The Tucker Seamount is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.-References:*-See also:*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
-1242 | -4075 | 49.5°N 133.3°W | - |
Tutsingale Mountain Tutsingale Mountain Tutsingle Mountain is a mountain on the Stikine Plateau in northern British Columbia, Canada, located east of Nuthinaw Mountain and northwest of Dease Lake on the northeast side of the Tachilta Lakes... |
1722 | 5650 | 58.78°N 130.87°W | Pleistocene |
Tuya Butte Tuya Butte Tuya Butte is a tuya in the Tuya Range of north-central British Columbia, Canada. It is a bit less isolated from other ranges than neighbouring Mount Josephine... |
1685 | 5528 | 59.13°N 130.55°W | Pleistocene |
Tuzo Wilson Seamounts Tuzo Wilson Seamounts The Tuzo Wilson Seamounts, also called J. Tuzo Wilson Knolls and Tuzo Wilson Knolls, are two young active submarine volcanoes off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, located northwest of Vancouver Island and south of the Queen Charlotte Islands... |
-1410 | -4626 | 51.4°N 130.9°W | Holocene |
Twin Cone Twin Cone Twin Cone is a cinder cone in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is thought to have last erupted in the Holocene period.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada... |
1430 | 4692 | 57.70°N 130.64°W | Holocene |
Union Seamount Union Seamount The Union Seamount is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.-References:*-See also:*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
-293 | -961 | 49.35°N 132.45°W | - |
Victoria Peak Victoria Peak (British Columbia) Victoria Peak is a mountain located in the Sutton Range of the Vancouver Island Ranges. At 2163 m, it is the third highest peak on Vancouver Island. The mountain is located on the White River valley and has no mountains of comparable elevation nearby... |
2163 | 7096 | 50.3°N 126.6°W | - |
Volcanic Creek Cone Volcanic Creek Cone Volcanic Creek Cone is a small cinder cone northeast of Atlin in northwestern British Columbia. There are two cinder cones and a lava flow at least 3 kilometers long which is present below parts of the tree covered area. The subdued form of Volcanic Creek cone is visible directly below the largest... |
1600 | 5249 | 59.75°N 133.45°W | Holocene |
The Volcano The Volcano (British Columbia) The Volcano, also known as Lava Fork volcano, is a small cinder cone in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located approximately northwest of the small community of Stewart near the head of Lava Fork... |
1330 | 4364 | 56.42°N 130.85°W | 1880 (?) |
Vulcan's Thumb Vulcan's Thumb Vulcan's Thumb is a deeply dissected, unstable stratovolcano located directly on the southern ridge of Pyroclastic Peak. It is one of the five main volcanic peaks of the Mount Cayley massif and remains unclimbed because of technical difficulties and its loose rock... |
2290 | 7500 | 50.11°N 123.29°W | Pleistocene |
Warden Peak Warden Peak Warden Peak is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located north of Gold River and north of Victoria Peak.Warden Peak is part of the Vancouver Island Ranges which in turn form part of the Insular Mountains.-Geology:... |
1970 | 6463 | 50.3°N 126.5°W | - |
Watts Point volcanic centre Watts Point volcanic centre The Watts Point volcanic centre is a small outcrop of Pleistocene age volcanic rock at Watts Point in British Columbia, Canada, about south of Squamish and north of Vancouver, and just north of Britannia Beach. It is the southernmost volcanic zone in the Squamish volcanic field and of the... |
240 | 800 | 49.65°N 123.21°W | Pleistocene |
Wetalth Ridge Wetalth Ridge Wetalth Ridge is an isolated ridge in northern British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of Tatogga and south of Telegraph Creek. It lies on the southwest side of Little Arctic Lake at the southwest corner of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.-History:... |
1830 | 6004 | 57.32°N 130.78°W | Pleistocene |
White Creek Cone | 1712 | 5617 | 52.55°N 124.84°W | Pleistocene |
White Horse Bluff | 200 | 6200 | 51.90°N 120.11°W | Pleistocene |
Williams Cone Williams Cone Williams Cone is a satellite cone of Mount Edziza, located 36 kilometers east of Telegraph Creek. It lies just off the northern edge of the Tencho Icefield and is one of the many postglacial cinder cones that lie on the Mount Edziza volcanic complex... |
2080 | 6824 | 57.78°N 130.6°W | 1350 years ago |
Yeda Peak Yeda Peak Yeda Peak is a volcano and the highest peak of the Spectrum Range in the Boundary Ranges of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of Tatogga and south of Kitsu Peak... |
2263 | 7425 | 57.38°N 130.68°W | Pliocene |
New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
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Mount Pleasant Caldera Mount Pleasant Caldera The Mount Pleasant Caldera is a large eroded Late Devonian volcanic caldera complex, located in the northern Appalachian Mountains of southwestern New Brunswick, Canada. It is one of few noticeable pre-Cenozoic calderas, and its formation is associated to a period of crustal thinning that followed... |
248 | 815 | 45°44′16"N 67°19′50"W | Late Devonian |
Sugarloaf Mountain Sugarloaf Mountain (New Brunswick) Sugarloaf Mountain is a mountain in the northern Appalachian Mountains in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada. The mountain is within Sugarloaf Provincial Park and lies within city limits, just south of the urban area... |
305 | 1,001 | 47°59′21.9"N 66°41′15.4"W | Late Devonian |
Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
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Flowers River caldera complex Flowers River caldera complex The Flowers River caldera complex is a caldera complex, located in eastern Labrador, Canada. The complex is made up of pyroclastic flow tuffs.-See also:*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Eastern Canada*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
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Fogo Seamounts Fogo Seamounts The Fogo Seamounts, also called the Fogo Seamount chain, are a group of seamounts located about offshore of Newfoundland and southwest of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. They consist of basaltic submarine volcanoes that formed during the Early Cretaceous period.The volcanic activity that formed... |
- | - | - | Cretaceous Cretaceous The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the... |
Newfoundland Seamounts Newfoundland Seamounts The Newfoundland Seamounts are a group of seamounts offshore of Eastern Canada in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Named for the island of Newfoundland, this group of seamounts formed during the Cretaceous period and are poorly studied.-See also:... |
- | - | - | Cretaceous Cretaceous The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the... |
Springdale Caldera Springdale Caldera The Springdale Caldera is a large Early Silurian caldera in west-central Newfoundland, Canada. It is at least long and wide with an area more than... |
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Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest TerritoriesThe Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
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Aristifats Diatreme Aristifats Diatreme The Aristifats Diatreme is a diatreme in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located about east of Yellowknife. It is thought to have formed about 1850 million years ago with the eruption of pyroclastic breccia.-See also:*Volcanism of Canada... |
- | - | - | Paleoproterozoic Paleoproterozoic The Paleoproterozoic is the first of the three sub-divisions of the Proterozoic occurring between . This is when the continents first stabilized... |
Artemisia pipe Artemisia pipe Artemisia pipe is a diamond bearing diatreme in the Slave craton region of northern Northwest Territories, Canada.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Northern Canada... |
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Back River volcanic complex Back River volcanic complex The Back River volcanic complex is an Archean stratovolcano in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada. It is located northwest of Yellowknife and to the northwest of the Back River from which it takes its name... |
- | - | - | Archean Archean The Archean , also spelled Archeozoic or Archæozoic) is a geologic eon before the Paleoproterozoic Era of the Proterozoic Eon, before 2.5 Ga ago. Instead of being based on stratigraphy, this date is defined chronometrically... |
Gahcho Kué kimberlite pipes Gahcho Kué kimberlite pipes The Gahcho Kué kimberlite pipes is a cluster of Cambrian kimberlite diatremes located northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. It consists of four pipes: 5034, Hearne, Tuzo and Tesla.-See also:*Volcanism of Canada... |
- | - | - | Cambrian Cambrian The Cambrian is the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, lasting from Mya ; it is succeeded by the Ordovician. Its subdivisions, and indeed its base, are somewhat in flux. The period was established by Adam Sedgwick, who named it after Cambria, the Latin name for Wales, where Britain's... |
Jericho pipe Jericho pipe The Jericho pipe is a diamondiferous diatreme in the Slave craton of the Northwest Territories, Canada, located northeast of Yellowknife near the northern end of Contwoyto Lake. It is home to the Jericho Diamond Mine.-See also:*Volcanism of Canada... |
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Kam Group Kam Group The Kam Group is a thick Archean volcanic group in the Yellowknife greenstone belt of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It consists of tholeiitic mafic and subordinate felsic volcanic rocks that were erupted in a submarine environment about 2706 million years ago.-See also:*List of volcanoes in... |
- | - | - | Archean Archean The Archean , also spelled Archeozoic or Archæozoic) is a geologic eon before the Paleoproterozoic Era of the Proterozoic Eon, before 2.5 Ga ago. Instead of being based on stratigraphy, this date is defined chronometrically... |
Misery Kimberlite Complex Misery Kimberlite Complex The Misery Kimberlite Complex is a diatreme cluster in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It was formed approximately 56 million years ago by several overlapping explosive eruptions and intrusions. All seem to have been structurally controlled by zones of weakness related with faults, dikes and a... |
- | - | - | Paleogene Paleogene The Paleogene is a geologic period and system that began 65.5 ± 0.3 and ended 23.03 ± 0.05 million years ago and comprises the first part of the Cenozoic Era... |
Mountain Diatreme Mountain Diatreme The Mountain Diatreme is a diatreme in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located southwest of Norman Wells. It has a diameter of and is one of the nearly 100 diatremes in the central Mackenzie Mountains.-See also:*Volcanism of Canada... |
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NunavutNunavutNunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
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Ellesmere Island Volcanics Ellesmere Island Volcanics The Ellesmere Island Volcanics are a Late Cretaceous volcanic group of volcanoes and lava flows in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.Ellesmere Island Volcanics are part of the Arctic Cordillera... |
- | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
Elwin Bay diatreme Elwin Bay diatreme The Elwin Bay diatreme, also called the Elwin Bay kimberlite, is a small post-Silurian diatreme located approximately south of Elwin Bay at the eastern margin of Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada. It has a diameter of .-See also:*Volcanism in Canada... |
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JD-03 pipe JD-03 pipe The JD-03 pipe is a kimberlite diatreme in Nunavut, Canada, located from the Jericho Diamond Mine. It was discovered in 1996 and is interpreted to be pyroclastic with intense serpentinization.... |
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Strand Fiord Formation Strand Fiord Formation The Strand Fiord Formation is a Late Cretaceous volcanic component, located on northwestern and west-central Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada. The formation contains flood basalts which are found on western Axel Heiberg Island at Dragon Cliffs tall.... |
- | - | - | Late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series... |
OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
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Sturgeon Lake Caldera Sturgeon Lake Caldera Sturgeon Lake Caldera is a large extinct caldera complex in Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is one the world's best preserved mineralized Neoarchean caldera complexes, containing well-preserved mafic-intermediate pillow lavas, pillow breccias, hyaloclastite and peperites,... |
- | - | 49°52′13"N 91°00′10"W | Neoarchean Neoarchean The Neoarchean is a geologic era within the Archaean. It spans the period of time from —the period being defined chronometrically and not referenced to a specific level in a rock section on Earth... |
Manitou Islands Manitou Islands (Lake Nipissing) The Manitou Islands are a series of small islands in Lake Nipissing, in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada. The islands form a circle and lie southwest of North Bay.-History:... |
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Callander Bay Callander Bay Callander Bay is a bay at the extreme east of Lake Nipissing in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. It is in diameter and the main community of Callander is located on its east side.-Geology:... |
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Blake River Megacaldera Complex Blake River Megacaldera Complex The Blake River Megacaldera Complex, also called the Blake River Group, is a giant subaqueous caldera cluster or a nested caldera system that spans across the Ontario-Quebec border in Canada.... |
- | - | 48°14′58"N 79°20′29"W | Neoarchean Neoarchean The Neoarchean is a geologic era within the Archaean. It spans the period of time from —the period being defined chronometrically and not referenced to a specific level in a rock section on Earth... |
Misema Caldera Misema Caldera The Misema Caldera is a striking 2,704-2,707 million year old caldera in Ontario and Quebec, Canada.- Geographic extent :It is the caldera that forms the Blake River Megacaldera Complex and has a diameter of 40-80 kilometers.- Composition :... |
- | - | 48°14′58"N 79°24′15"W | Neoarchean Neoarchean The Neoarchean is a geologic era within the Archaean. It spans the period of time from —the period being defined chronometrically and not referenced to a specific level in a rock section on Earth... |
Attawapiskat kimberlite field Attawapiskat kimberlite field The Attawapiskat kimberlite field is a field of diatremes located astride the Attawapiskat River in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, in Northern Ontario, Canada... |
- | - | 52°49′14"N 83°53′00"W | Jurassic Jurassic The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Mya to Mya, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic era, also known as the age of reptiles. The start of the period is marked by... |
Lake Timiskaming kimberlite field Lake Timiskaming kimberlite field The Lake Timiskaming kimberlite field is Canada's southermost kimberlite field, located in Northeastern Ontario and western Quebec, Canada. It is within the Lake Timiskaming Structural Zone which contains over 50 kimberlite pipes, several of which are diamondiferous... |
- | - | 47°18′36"N 79°29′03"W | Jurassic Jurassic The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Mya to Mya, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic era, also known as the age of reptiles. The start of the period is marked by... |
Deadhorse Creek diatreme complex Deadhorse Creek diatreme complex The Deadhorse Creek diatreme complex is a diatreme complex in northwestern Ontario, Canada, located approximately west of Marathon. It is thought to have formed by the Midcontinent Rift System, a long rift in the center of the North American continent that was active in the Mesoproterozoic.-See... |
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Kirkland Lake kimberlite field Kirkland Lake kimberlite field The Kirkland Lake kimberlite field is a 165 to 152 million year old kimberlite field in the Kirkland Lake area of northeastern Ontario, Canada.-See also:*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Eastern Canada*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
- | - | 48°10′54"N 80°01′20"W | Jurassic Jurassic The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Mya to Mya, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic era, also known as the age of reptiles. The start of the period is marked by... |
QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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Lac des Vents volcanic complex Lac des Vents volcanic complex The Lac des Vents volcanic complex is a thick Archean volcanic complex in the Abitibi greenstone belt of Quebec, Canada. It is an important part of a major submarine volcanic structure.... |
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Blake River Megacaldera Complex Blake River Megacaldera Complex The Blake River Megacaldera Complex, also called the Blake River Group, is a giant subaqueous caldera cluster or a nested caldera system that spans across the Ontario-Quebec border in Canada.... |
- | - | 48°14′58"N 79°20′29"W | Neoarchean Neoarchean The Neoarchean is a geologic era within the Archaean. It spans the period of time from —the period being defined chronometrically and not referenced to a specific level in a rock section on Earth... |
New Senator Caldera New Senator Caldera The New Senator Caldera is a large striking Archean caldera complex within the heart of the Blake River Megacaldera Complex, Quebec, Canada. It has a diameter of 15-30 kilometers and is made of thick massive mafic sequences. The caldera complex has inferred to be a subaqueous lava lake during the... |
- | - | 48°26′53"N 79°24′15"W | Neoarchean Neoarchean The Neoarchean is a geologic era within the Archaean. It spans the period of time from —the period being defined chronometrically and not referenced to a specific level in a rock section on Earth... |
Noranda Caldera Noranda Caldera The Noranda Caldera is a well-known large subaqueous Archean caldera complex within the Blake River Megacaldera Complex, Quebec, Canada. The caldera contains a 7-to-9-km-thick succession of bimodal mafic-felsic tholeiitic to calc-alkaline volcanic rocks which were erupted during five major series... |
- | - | 48°17′44"N 79°08′26"W | Neoarchean Neoarchean The Neoarchean is a geologic era within the Archaean. It spans the period of time from —the period being defined chronometrically and not referenced to a specific level in a rock section on Earth... |
Misema Caldera Misema Caldera The Misema Caldera is a striking 2,704-2,707 million year old caldera in Ontario and Quebec, Canada.- Geographic extent :It is the caldera that forms the Blake River Megacaldera Complex and has a diameter of 40-80 kilometers.- Composition :... |
- | - | 48°14′58"N 79°24′15"W | Neoarchean Neoarchean The Neoarchean is a geologic era within the Archaean. It spans the period of time from —the period being defined chronometrically and not referenced to a specific level in a rock section on Earth... |
Lake Timiskaming kimberlite field Lake Timiskaming kimberlite field The Lake Timiskaming kimberlite field is Canada's southermost kimberlite field, located in Northeastern Ontario and western Quebec, Canada. It is within the Lake Timiskaming Structural Zone which contains over 50 kimberlite pipes, several of which are diamondiferous... |
- | - | 47°18′36"N 79°29′03"W | Jurassic Jurassic The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Mya to Mya, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic era, also known as the age of reptiles. The start of the period is marked by... |
Hunter Mine caldera Hunter Mine caldera The Hunter Mine caldera is a caldera complex in the North Volcanic Zone of the Abitibi greenstone belt in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is located at the eastern end of Lake Abitibi.... |
- | - | 48°37′15"N 79°23′26"W | Archean Archean The Archean , also spelled Archeozoic or Archæozoic) is a geologic eon before the Paleoproterozoic Era of the Proterozoic Eon, before 2.5 Ga ago. Instead of being based on stratigraphy, this date is defined chronometrically... |
SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
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Fort à la Corne kimberlite field Fort à la Corne kimberlite field The Fort à la Corne kimberlite field is a 104-95 million year old diamond-bearing kimberlite field in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada. Its kimberlite pipes are among the most complete examples in the world, preserving maar-shaped craters.-See also:... |
- | - | - | Cretaceous Cretaceous The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the... |
YukonYukonYukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
Alligator Lake Volcanic Complex | 2217 | 7274 | 60.42°N 135.42°W | Unknown |
Bennett Lake Volcanic Complex Bennett Lake Volcanic Complex The Bennett Lake Volcanic Complex is a huge 50 million year old extinct caldera complex that spans across the BC-Yukon border in Canada. The caldera complex is surrounded by granitic rocks containing pendants.... |
1500 | 4900 | 60.3°N 134.52°W | Eocene |
Felsite Peak Felsite Peak Felsite Peak is an eroded volcanic outcrop in the Wrangell Volcanic Field, Yukon Territory, Canada, located 54 km south of Silver City, 8 km southwest of Snowshoe Peak and 30 km east of Pinnacle Peak.... |
2530 | 8301 | 60.67°N 138.23°W | Pliocene |
Mount Harper Mount Harper Mount Harper is a deeply eroded Late Proterozoic volcanic complex located north of Dawson City and west of Mount Gibben. Mount Harper is in the Ogilvie Mountains and is the thick remnant of a subaqueous-to-emergent basaltic shield volcano capped by small rhyodacitic and andesitic lava flows... |
1845 | 6053 | 64.40°N 139.52°W | Late Proterozoic |
Ibex Mountain Ibex Mountain Ibex Mountain is a young cinder cone in the Yukon Territory, Canada, located 33 km southwest of Whitehorse and 12 km southeast of Mount Arkell. It is in a group of basaltic cones and lava flows called Alligator Lake and is in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. It is believed Ibex... |
2108 | 6909 | 60.53°N 135.52°W | Pleistocene |
Mount McNeil Mount McNeil Mount McNeil is a rhyolite lava dome, located 41 km west of Carcross and 7 km south of Mount Skukum, Yukon Territory, Canada. It was formed during the Tertiary eruptions of the Skukum Group.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada... |
2300 | 7546 | 60.8°N 135.26°W | Tertiary |
Montana Mountain Montana Mountain Montana Mountain is a deeply eroded Late Cretaceous stratovolcano located south of Carcross, Yukon, Canada. As well as its main peak, the mountain includes many sub-peaks and contains felsic pyroclastics and flows; typically altered and orange-weathering... |
2205 | 7234 | 60.3°N 134.41°W | Late Cretaceous |
Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex The Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex is an early Eocene caldera complex, located 43 km west of Carcross and 32 km northeast of Mount Porsild in the Yukon Territory, Canada. The complex composes the Skukum Group... |
2382 | 7815 | 60.11°N 135.29°W | Eocene |
Mount Nansen Mount Nansen Mount Nansen is a prominent mountain, surmounting the steep eastern escarpment of the Eisenhower Range, 17 km south of Mount Baxter, in Victoria Land. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition , and named for Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer from whom Capt... |
1827 | 5994 | 62.6°N 137.18°W | Late Cretaceous |
Ne Ch'e Ddhawa Ne Ch'e Ddhawa Ne Ch'e Ddhawa is a cinder cone, located 7 km upstream from Fort Selkirk in the Fort Selkirk Volcanic Field, Yukon, Canada. The volcano erupted subglacially during the late Pleistocene, erupting hyaloclastite tuffs, breccias, and pillow breccias.-See also:*Volcanism of Canada*List of Northern... |
712 | 2336 | 62.75°N 137.27°W | Pleistocene |
Rabbit Mountain Rabbit Mountain Rabbit Mountain is an eroded volcanic outcrop in the Wrangell Volcanic Field, Yukon Territory, Canada, located 30 km southwest of Koidern and 4 km northwest of Canyon Mountain. It is east of the Yukon-Alaska boundary and can be accessed by old mining roads that reach Rabbit Creek... |
2090 | 6857 | 61.88°N 140.96°W | Pliocene |
Volcano Mountain Volcano Mountain Volcano Mountain is an active cinder cone in central Yukon Territory, Canada, located a short distance north of Fort Selkirk, near the confluence of the Pelly and Yukon Rivers... |
1239 | 4065 | 62.93°N 137.37°W | Holocene |
See also
- Volcanism of Canada
- Volcanism of Northern CanadaVolcanism of Northern CanadaVolcanism of Northern Canada has led to the formation of hundreds of volcanic areas and extensive lava formations across Northern Canada, indicating volcanism played a major role in shaping its surface...
- Volcanism of Western CanadaVolcanism of Western CanadaVolcanism of Western Canada produces lava flows, lava plateaus, lava domes, cinder cones, stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, submarine volcanoes, calderas, diatremes and maars, along with examples of more less common volcanic forms such as tuyas and subglacial mounds.-Volcanic belts:*Anahim...
- Volcanism of Eastern CanadaVolcanism of Eastern CanadaVolcanism of Eastern Canada has led to the formation of hundreds of volcanic areas and extensive lava formations, indicating volcanism played a major role in shaping its surface. The region's different volcano and lava types originate from different tectonic settings and types of volcanic...
- List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
- Volcanism of Northern Canada
- List of mountains in Canada