Location Yukon, Canada Age of rock Eocene Easiest route Scramble Prominence 997 m Mountain range Coast Mountains | Topo map NTS 115D/03 Mountain type Caldera Elevation 2,382 m Last eruption Eocene Parent range Coast Mountains | |
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Similar Mount Nansen, Waddington Range, Mount Waddington | ||
The Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex is an early Eocene caldera complex, located 43 km west of Carcross and 32 km northeast of Mount Porsild in the Yukon Territory, Canada. The complex composes the Skukum Group. It is a northeast-trending complex of subaerial volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks covering 140 km2.
Map of Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
The Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex was formed when the ancient Kula Plate was subducting under North America during the early Eocene period.
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