Montana Mountain

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Montana Mountain
Elevation 2,205 m (7,234 ft)
Location Yukon, Canada
Prominence 923 m (3,028 ft)
Coordinates 60°03′28.8″N, 134°41′27.6″WCoordinates: 60°03′28.8″N, 134°41′27.6″W
Topo map NTS 115D/02
Type Stratovolcano
Age of rock Late Cretaceous

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;[1] typically altered and orange-weathering. Montana Mountain was formed when the ancient Kula Plate was subducting under southwestern Yukon during the Late Cretaceous period.

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  1. ^ Jurassic to Cretaceous volcanics Retrieved on 2007-07-04

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