Earth:Ash Mountain (British Columbia)

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Short description: Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Ash Mountain
Ash Mountain is located in British Columbia
Ash Mountain
Ash Mountain
Location within British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation2,125 m (6,972 ft) [1]
Prominence750 m (2,460 ft) [1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 59°16′28″N 130°30′32″W / 59.27444°N 130.50889°W / 59.27444; -130.50889[2]
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCassiar Land District
Parent rangeTuya Range (Stikine Ranges, Cassiar Mountains)
Topo mapNTS Script error: No such module "Canada NTS".[2]
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeSubglacial mound
Last eruptionPleistocene[citation needed]

Ash Mountain is the highest summit in the Tuya Range of the Stikine Ranges in northcentral British Columbia, Canada , located immediately north of High Tuya Lake at the north end of Tuya Mountains Provincial Park. It is one of the six tuyas clustered close to Tuya Lake. The base of the volcano comprises pillow lava and hyaloclastite indicating that the volcano formed beneath ice or under a large lake. The volcano comprises loose debris as well as dikes of basaltic rock that intruded into the volcanic pile. Other tuyas in the area include Tuya Butte, South Tuya and Mathews Tuya, although most of the group of tuyas are unnamed.

See also

  • List of subglacial volcanoes
  • Volcanism of Western Canada
  • Volcanic history of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province

References