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Cascade Volcanic Arc Pemberton Volcanic Belt Mount Overill is a volcanic peak in southwestern British Columbia , Canada , located 81 km (50 mi) east of Rivers Inlet and 2 km (1 mi) northwest of Mount Somolenko .
The Mount Meager massif is a group of volcanic peaks in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.Part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc of western North America, it is located 150 km (93 mi) north of Vancouver at the northern end of the Pemberton Valley and reaches a maximum elevation of 2,680 m (8,790 ft).
The Cascade volcanoes have had more than 100 eruptions over the past few thousand years, many of them explosive eruptions. [21] However, certain Cascade volcanoes can be dormant for hundreds or thousands of years between eruptions, and therefore the great risk caused by volcanic activity in the regions is not always readily apparent.
Tumalo Mountain is a shield volcano in the Cascade Range of central Oregon, located just northeast of Mount Bachelor across the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway. Climb, the views [ edit ]
Cinnamon Butte; Highest point; Elevation: 6,427 ft (1,959 m) NAVD 88 [1] Coordinates: 1]: Geography; Location: Douglas County, Oregon, U.S.: Parent range: Cascades: Topo map: USGS Mount Thielsen: Geology; Rock age: Holocene? [2]: Mountain type(s): Cinder cone, lava dome, volcanic field: Volcanic arc: Cascade Volcanic Arc: Last eruption: More than 6845 years ago [2]: Cinnamon Butte is a group ...
The Cascade Arc formed during the Oligocene epoch, and by the late Miocene epoch there was a low but broad gap between the Washington segment of the arc and Cascade volcanoes in Oregon. Activity picked up during the Quaternary period in Washington, as andesitic stratovolcanoes and small, olivine basalt cinder cones and shield volcanoes erupted. [8]
Pali Dome is a subglacial volcano in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.It is part of the Mount Cayley volcanic field and its elevation is 2,250 m (7,380 ft). [1]
The Cascade volcanoes are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire that includes over 160 active volcanoes. Articles listed under this category should be cross-listed under the correct geographical categories too. For mountain range categories, the appropriate choices are Category:Cascade Range or Category:Pacific Ranges.