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Castle Rock (volcano)

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Topo map
  
NTS 104G/16

Mountain type
  
Volcanic plug

Prominence
  
55 m

Province
  
British Columbia

Age of rock
  
Pleistocene

Elevation
  
1,862 m

Last eruption
  
Pleistocene

Parent range
  
Klastline Plateau

Castle Rock (volcano)

Location
  
Stikine Country, British Columbia, Canada

Volcanic arc/belt
  
Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province

Mountain range
  
Pacific Coast Ranges, Boundary Ranges

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Castle Rock is a volcanic plug located 13 km (8 mi) west of Iskut and 8 km 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, Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province and last erupted in the Pleistocene.

Map of Castle Rock, Kitimat-Stikine D, BC, Canada

Castle Rock is one of the top 10 Canadian volcanoes with recent seismic activity, the others include: Mount Edziza volcanic complex, Mount Cayley, Hoodoo Mountain, The Volcano, Crow Lagoon, Mount Silverthrone, Mount Meager, Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field and Mount Garibaldi.

References

Castle Rock (volcano) Wikipedia