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Castle Rock (volcano)

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Volcanic mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Castle Rock
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Interactive map of Castle Rock
Highest point
Elevation1,862 m (6,109 ft)
Prominence55 m (180 ft)
Coordinates57°50′24.0″N 130°12′29.2″W / 57.840000°N 130.208111°W / 57.840000; -130.208111
Geography
LocationStikine Country, British Columbia, Canada
DistrictCassiar Land District
Parent rangeKlastline Plateau (south-central Stikine Plateau)
Topo mapNTS 104G16 Klastline River
Geology
Rock agePleistocene
Mountain typeVolcanic plug
Volcanic regionNorthern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruptionPleistocene

Castle Rock is a volcanic plug located 13 km (8 mi) west of Iskut and 8 km (5 mi) northwest of Tuktsayda Mountain in British Columbia, Canada. Castle Rock is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire that includes over 160 active volcanoes and is in the Klastline Group of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province and last erupted in the Pleistocene.

Castle Rock is one of ten major Canadian volcanoes with recent seismic activity, the others being the Mount Edziza volcanic complex, Mount Cayley, Hoodoo Mountain, The Volcano, Crow Lagoon, Mount Silverthrone, the Mount Meager massif, the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field and Mount Garibaldi.

See also

References

  1. "Castle Rock". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
  2. "Volcanoes of Canada" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2006. Retrieved October 10, 2007.

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Volcanoes of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Cinder cones
Subglacial volcanoes
Lava domes
Shield volcanoes
Volcanic fields
Stratovolcanoes
Volcanic plugs
Interior Mountains of Canada
Mountain ranges
Mountains
Provincial parks
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