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| Elevation | 1,239 metres (4,065 feet) |
| Location | Yukon, Canada |
| Range | Yukon Ranges |
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| Topo map | NTS 115. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to Yukon (ˈjuːkɒn is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories. A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Yukon Ranges are a Mountain range comprising the Mountains in the eastern part of the U A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A topographic map is a type of Map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using Contour lines in modern The National Topographic System or NTS (Système national de référence cartographique is the topographic system used by Canada for providing general I/14 |
| Type | Cinder cone |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province |
| Age of rock | Holocene? |
Volcano Mountain is an active cinder cone in central Yukon Territory, Canada, located a short distance north of Fort Selkirk, near the confluence of the Pelly and Yukon Rivers. Mountains can be characterized in several ways Some mountains are Volcanoes and can be characterized by the type of lava and eruptive history A cinder cone or scoria cone is a steep conical Hill of volcanic fragments that accumulate around and downwind from a Volcanic vent. A volcanic arc is a chain of volcanic islands or Mountains formed by Plate tectonics as an oceanic Tectonic plate subducts under A volcanic belt is a large volcanically active region Other terms are used for smaller areas of activity such as volcanic fields Volcanic belts are found above zones The Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province (NCVP sometimes called the Stikine Volcanic Belt, is a group of Volcanoes and Volcanic fields located in the The geologic time scale is a chronologic schema (or idealized Model) relating Stratigraphy to time that is used by Geologists and other The Holocene is a Geological epoch which began approximately 10000 years ago (about 8000 BC Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the A cinder cone or scoria cone is a steep conical Hill of volcanic fragments that accumulate around and downwind from a Volcanic vent. Yukon (ˈjuːkɒn is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Fort Selkirk is a former trading post on the Yukon River at the confluence of the Pelly River in Canada 's Yukon. The Pelly River is a river in Canada, and is a headstream of the Yukon River. The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. Volcano Mountain is called Nelrúna in the Northern Tutchone language. The Northern Tutchone are a First Nations people living mainly in the central Yukon in Canada.
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Geology
Volcano Mountain is the youngest volcano in the Fort Selkirk Volcanic Field and one of the youngest in the northern section of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. The Fort Selkirk Volcanic Field is a Monogenetic volcanic field in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province, Yukon Territory, Canada. The Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province (NCVP sometimes called the Stikine Volcanic Belt, is a group of Volcanoes and Volcanic fields located in the The lava at Volcano Mountain is called olivine nephelinite, which is a very uncommon type of lava. Nephelinite is a fine-grained or Aphanitic Igneous rock made up almost entirely of Nepheline and Clinopyroxene (variety Augite) This type of lava is believed to have come from much deeper inside the Earth than the basaltic lava. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 Basalt (bəˈsɔːlt ˈbeisɔːlt ˈbæsɔːlt is a common Extrusive Volcanic rock. The last eruption from Volcano Mountain produced young nephelinitic lava flows that remain unvegetated and appear to be only a few hundred years old. Lava is molten rock expelled by a Volcano during an eruption When first expelled from a volcanic vent it is a Liquid at Temperatures However, dating of sediments in lake impounded by the lava flows indicated that the youngest flows could not be younger than mid-Holocene and could be early Holocene or older.
Volcanic hazards
Future eruptions from Volcano Mountain would probably be lava flows, since there is a lack of pyroclastic material. Pyroclastic rocks or pyroclastics (derived from the Greek πῦρ, meaning fire and κλαστός, meaning broken are Clastic rocks The main hazards from Volcano Mountain are forest fires started by the lava flows. A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat fire, Older volcanic deposits south of Volcano Mountain indicate that lava flows may have once partly blocked or at least altered the course of the Yukon and Pelly Rivers. The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. The Pelly River is a river in Canada, and is a headstream of the Yukon River. Any future activity in this area could disrupt the course of both of these major rivers and could have a serious impact on people living or working downstream.
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