Earth:Castle Rock (volcano)

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Short description: Volcanic mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Castle Rock
Castle Rock is located in British Columbia
Castle Rock
Castle Rock
Location of Castle Rock in northern B.C.
Highest point
Elevation1,862 m (6,109 ft)
Prominence55 m (180 ft)
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 57°50′24.0″N 130°12′29.2″W / 57.84°N 130.208111°W / 57.84; -130.208111
Geography
LocationStikine Country, British Columbia, Canada
DistrictCassiar Land District
Parent rangeKlastline Plateau (south-central Stikine Plateau)
Topo mapNTS Script error: No such module "Canada NTS".
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeVolcanic plug
Volcanic arc/beltNorthern 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.[1]

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.[2]

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