Grizzly Butte

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Grizzly Butte
Elevation 1,412 metres (4633 feet)
Location British Columbia, Canada
Range Interior Mountains
Prominence 65 m
Coordinates 50°03′22.0″N, 119°06′49.0″WCoordinates: 50°03′22.0″N, 119°06′49.0″W
Topo map NTS 82L/03
Type Shield volcano
Age of rock Holocene
Last eruption Holocene

Grizzly Butte small shield volcano located 24 km southwest of Lumby in 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. It is one of the three small shield volcanoes in the Tuya Volcanic Field which in turn form part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province.

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