Alligator Lake Volcanic Complex
| Alligator Lake | ||
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 Aerial view of Alligator Lake |
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| height | 2217 m above sea level NN | |
| location | Yukon , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 60 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ N , 135 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Type | Volcanic field | |
| Age of the rock | Holocene | |
Alligator Lake Volcanic Complex is a group of basaltic craters and lava flows in Yukon , Canada .
The highest point in the volcanic field is 2,217 meters. The upper part of the volcanic complex is formed by two well-preserved cinder cones , the most striking of them is the Ibex Mountain cone with a height of 1675 meters. The lava flows emanating from these two cones extend up to 6 kilometers to the north. The Alligator Lake Volcanic Complex owes its name to the nearby Alligator Lake .
source
- Alligator Lake Volcanic Complex in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)