Tuber Hill

Tuber Hill
Tuber Hill
Location in British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation2,500 m (8,200 ft)
Coordinates50°54′N 123°24′W / 50.900°N 123.400°W / 50.900; -123.400
Geography
LocationUpper Bridge River, British Columbia, Canada
Parent rangePacific Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92J14 Dickson Range
Geology
Rock agePleistocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arcCanadian Cascade Arc
Volcanic beltGaribaldi Volcanic Belt
Volcanic fieldBridge River Cones
Last eruptionPleistocene

Tuber Hill is a small 600,000-year-old basaltic stratovolcano that was constructed on the Bridge River highlands when nearby valleys were packed with ice. Tuber Hill is part of the Garibaldi segment of the Canadian Cascade Arc, but is not in the geographic Cascade Range.

See also

References

  • "Bridge River Cones". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes - Tuber Hill
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