Earth:Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex
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Short description: Early Eocene caldera complex in Canada
| Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,382 m (7,815 ft) |
| Prominence | 997 m (3,271 ft) |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 60°11′40.9″N 135°29′24.0″W / 60.194694°N 135.49°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Yukon, Canada |
| Parent range | Coast Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS Script error: No such module "Canada NTS". |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Eocene |
| Mountain type | Caldera |
| Last eruption | Eocene |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
The Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex is an early Eocene caldera complex, located 43 km west of Carcross and 32 kilometres (20 mi) northeast of Mount Porsild in the Yukon Territory, Canada. The complex composes the Skukum Group, and is part of the Sloko Volcanic Province.[1] It is a northeast-trending complex of subaerial volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks covering 140 km2.
The Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex was formed when the ancient Kula Plate was subducting under North America during the early Eocene period.
See also
- Volcanism of Northern Canada
- Bennett Lake Volcanic Complex
- List of volcanoes of Canada
References
- ↑ Love, David A. (1989). Geology of the Epithermal Mount Skukum Gold Deposit, Yukon Territory (Open File 2123). Kingston, Ontario: Geological Survey of Canada. https://emrlibrary.gov.yk.ca/gsc/open_files/2123/2123_report.pdf. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
External links
- "Mount Skukum" (in en). Bivouac Mountain Encyclopedia. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=3189.
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