Bridge River Cones volcanovolcanic field 2500 m / 8,202 ft
Canada, 50.8°N / -123.4°W Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) [hide map] [enlarge map]
Typical eruption style: explosive
Bridge River Cones volcano eruptions: 2350 ± 50 years ago Last earthquakes nearby:
Background:The Bridge River Cones volcanic field is located at the extreme northern end of the Garibaldi volcanic belt. Pleistocene volcanic necks and cones were Potassium-Argon dated at 0.97 and 0.59 million years ago in the Salal Creek area and display ice-contact features.Tuber Hill is a small 600,000-year-old basaltic stratovolcano to the north that was constructed on the Bridge River upland when neighboring valleys were filled with ice. |
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