Grizzly Butte

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Grizzly Butte
Grizzly Butte
Highest point
Elevation 1,412 m (4,633 ft)
Prominence 65 m (213 ft)
Coordinates 59°5′2.1″N130°55′21.8″W / 59.083917°N 130.922722°W / 59.083917; -130.922722
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
District Cassiar Land District
Parent range Kawdy Plateau (northern Stikine Plateau)
Topo map NTS   82L3 Oyama
Geology
Rock age Holocene
Mountain type Shield volcano
Volcanic field Tuya volcanic field
Last eruption Holocene

Grizzly Butte is a small shield volcano located in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. [1] It is Holocene in age and stands in relief above the surrounding area north of the Nazcha Creek and, with West Vent and Volcano Vent, comprises the West Tuya lava field. It is one of three small shield volcanoes in the Tuya Volcanic Field, which in turn form part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province.

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References

  1. "Preliminary results of field mapping, petrography, and GIS spatial analysis of the West Tuya lava field, northwestern British Columbia" (PDF). Natural Resources Canada. 2005.