Canadian Volcanoes

Volcano Mountain- It is located immediately north of the junction of the Pelly and Yukon rivers, half way between Whitehorse and Dawson City, central Yukon Territory. This volcano is a cinder cone. The lavas at Volcano Mountain represent a unique type of lava, called 'olivine nephelinite', that is very uncommon in the geological record. This volcano is 4066 feet tall Volcanic Creek- It is a small volcanic center located 20 km northeast of Atlin, in northwestern British Columbia, and 900 km east of Anchorage, Alaska. This volcano is a cinder cone with another cinder cone Volcanic Creek cone, part of the northern Cordilleran volcanic province, is one of three young volcanoes in the Atlin area. This volcano is 4712 feet tall Ruby Mountain- It is a small stratovolcano located 25 km east of Atlin, in northwestern British Columbia. Ruby Mountain volcano is a small stratovolcano comprising a series of lava flows, airfall deposits, and volcanic breccia. …