Atlin Volcanic Field

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Atlin Volcanic Field
Elevation 1,880 metres (6,168 feet)
Location British Columbia, Canada
Range Pacific Coast Ranges
Coordinates 59°68′N 133°32′W
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.

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