Squamish Volcano
Updated: Aug 14, 2025 06:49 GMT -
Volcanic field
Canada, 49.65°N / -123.22°W 
Summit height: 790 m / 2592 ft
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Squamish volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
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Background
The Squamish volcanic field contains the southernmost vents of the Garibaldi volcanic belt. Late Pleistocene eruptions formed The Castle, a dramatic strongly jointed spire above the town of Squamish formed by ice contact lava extrusion (Mathews, 1958), and Watts Point, on Howe Sound south of Squamish, formed by subglacial valley floor lava extrusion. The dacite flows at Watts Point are Potassium-Argon dated at 0.09 and 0.13 million years (Green et al., 1988).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Latest satellite images
Squamish Volcano Maps
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Satellite/aerial-type map of Squamish volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Squamish volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Squamish volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Squamish volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Squamish volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Squamish volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Squamish volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Squamish volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Squamish volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Squamish volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Squamish volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Squamish volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Squamish volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Squamish volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Squamish volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Squamish volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Squamish volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Squamish volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Squamish volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Squamish volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Squamish volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Squamish volcano (scale of few kilometers)
