Atlin Volcanic Field
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Atlin Volcanic Field | |
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Elevation | 1,880 metres (6,168 feet) |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Range | Pacific Coast Ranges |
Coordinates | |
Type | Cinder cones |
Age of rock | Holocene |
Last eruption | Unknown |
The Atlin Volcanic Field is a group of late-Pleistocene to Holocene cinder cones that lies on the Teslin Plateau east of Atlin Lake. The largest volcanic feature is the 1880-m-high Ruby Mountain which has been partially dissected by Pleistocene and post-Wisconsin glaciation. Two basaltic cinder cones at the heads of Cracker Creek and Volcanic Creek Cone lie within glacially dissected U-shaped valleys and were considered to be of postglacial age.