Parent peak Victoria Mountain Parent range Dawson Range Mountain type Stratovolcano Prominence 532 m | Location Yukon, Canada Topo map NTS 115J/03 Elevation 1,827 m Age of rock Late Cretaceous | |
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Similar Mount Skukum Volcanic, Montana Mountain, Volcano Mountain, Mount Fridtjof Nansen |
Mount Nansen is a deeply eroded Mid-Cretaceous stratovolcano located 53 km (33 mi) west of Carmacks and 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Victoria Mountain in the central Yukon, Canada. It consists of rhyolite, dacite, andesite flows, breccias and tuff. Mount Nansen was formed during subducting under North America during the Mid-Cretaceous.
Map of Mount Nansen, Yukon, Unorganized, Yukon, Canada
References
Mount Nansen (Yukon) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA