List of volcanoes in Canada

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This is a list of volcanoes in Canada that were active at least once during the Quaternary .

British Columbia

image Surname Volcanic field Mountains Volcano type Last eruption Height [m] Geographic coordinates
Ash Mountain Tuya Range , Stikine Volcanic Belt Stikine Ranges , Cassiar Mountains Tabular volcano Pleistocene 2123 ! 369.5000005559.266667559 ° 16′00 ″  N , 130 ° 30′00 ″  W.
Black Tusk 5.jpg Black Tusk Garibaldi Lake volcanic field , Garibaldi volcanic belt Garibaldi Ranges , Pacific Ranges Stratovolcano 0.17 Ma BP 2316 ! 376.9500005549.970000549 ° 58 ′ 12 ″  N , 123 ° 03 ′ 00 ″  W.
Buck Hill Wells Gray-Clearwater Shuswap Highland Cinder cone Pleistocene 1585 ! 380.0166675551.800000551 ° 48′00 ″  N , 119 ° 59′00 ″  W.
Caribou Tuya Tuya Range , Stikine Volcanic Belt Stikine Ranges , Cassiar Mountains Tabular volcano Pleistocene 1770 ! 369.4333335559.233333559 ° 14'00 "  N , 130 ° 34'00"  W.
Castle Rock Stikine volcanic belt Klastline Plateau , Stikine Plateau Diatrema Pleistocene 1862 ! 369.7916675557.840000557 ° 50 ′ 24 ″  N , 130 ° 12 ′ 30 ″  W.
MountCayleyPyroclasticVulcan'sThumb.jpg Mount Cayley Garibaldi volcanic belt Pacific Ranges Stratovolcano Middle Pleistocene 2377 ! 376.7094445550.120278550 ° 07 ′ 13 ″  N , 123 ° 17 ′ 26 ″  W.
Cinder Cone 1.jpg Cinder Cone Garibaldi Lake volcanic field , Garibaldi volcanic belt Garibaldi Ranges , Pacific Ranges Cinder cone 0.04 ± 0.04 Ma BP 1845 ! 377.0000005549.970000549 ° 58 ′ 12 ″  N , 123 ° 00 ′ 00 ″  W.
Cinder Mountain Iskut-Unuk River Cones , Stikine Volcanic Belt Boundary ranges Subglacial volcano Pleistocene 1880 ! 369.3666675556.566667556 ° 34'00 "  N , 130 ° 38'00"  W.
Cone Glacier Iskut-Unuk River Cones , Stikine Volcanic Belt Boundary ranges Cinder cone Holocene 1400 ! 369.3333335556.566667556 ° 34′00 ″  N , 130 ° 40′00 ″  W.
Cottonwood Peak Tuya Range , Stikine Volcanic Belt Stikine Ranges , Cassiar Mountains Pleistocene 1640 ! 369.7500005559.400000559 ° 24'00 "  N , 130 ° 15'00"  W.
Cracker Creek Cone Atlin volcanic field , Stikine volcanic belt Teslin Plateau Cinder cone unknown 1320 ! 366.7100005559.700000559 ° 42'00 "  N , 133 ° 17'24"  W.
Crow Lagoon Stikine volcanic belt Cinder cone unknown 335 ! 369.7666675554.700000554 ° 42′00 ″  N , 130 ° 14′00 ″  W.
Dark Mountain Stikine volcanic belt Tanzilla Plateau , Stikine Plateau Subglacial volcano Pleistocene 1974 ! 370.5608335558.635556558 ° 38 ′ 08 "  N , 129 ° 26 ′ 21"  W.
Dome Mountain Stikine volcanic belt Tanzilla Plateau , Stikine Plateau Subglacial volcano Pleistocene 2031 ! 370.3636115558.455833558 ° 27 '21 "  N , 129 ° 38' 11"  W.
Dragon Cone Wells Gray-Clearwater Bonaparte Plateau Cinder cone approx. 5650 BC Chr. 1830 ! 379.9833335552.250000552 ° 15 ′ 00 ″  N , 120 ° 01 ′ 00 ″  W.
Dufferin Island Milbanke Sound Group , Anahim Volcanic Belt Kitimat ranges Cinder cone Holocene 50 ! 371.6833335552.216667552 ° 13′00 ″  N , 128 ° 19′00 ″  W.
Mount Edziza, British Columbia.jpg Mount Edziza Stikine volcanic belt Tahltan Highland Stratovolcano 950 AD ± 1000 years 2786 ! 369.3666675557.716667557 ° 43'00 "  N , 130 ° 38'00"  W.
Fiftytwo Ridge Wells Gray-Clearwater Tabular volcano Pleistocene 2015 ! 380.1166675551.933333551 ° 56'00 "  N , 119 ° 53'00"  W.
Flatiron Wells Gray-Clearwater Cinder cone Pleistocene 730 ! 379.9500005551.883333551 ° 53 ′ 00 ″  N , 120 ° 03 ′ 00 ″  W.
Flourmill Wells Gray-Clearwater Quesnel Highland Cinder cone Holocene 1495 ! 379.6833335552.050000552 ° 03′00 ″  N , 120 ° 19′00 ″  W.
Gabrielse Cone Tuya Range , Stikine Volcanic Belt Stikine Ranges , Cassiar Mountains Cinder cone Holocene 1600 ! 369.6500005559.441944559 ° 26 ′ 31 ″  N , 130 ° 21 ′ 00 ″  W.
Gage Hill Wells Gray-Clearwater Tabular volcano Pleistocene 1090 ! 379.9833335552.050000552 ° 03 ′ 00 ″  N , 120 ° 01 ′ 00 ″  W.
Mount Garibaldi.jpg Mount Garibaldi Garibaldi volcanic belt Garibaldi Ranges , Pacific Ranges Stratovolcano 8060 BC Chr. ± 500 years 2678 ! 377.0000005549.850000549 ° 51'00 "  N , 123 ° 00'00"  W.
Glacier Pikes Garibaldi volcanic belt Garibaldi Ranges , Pacific Ranges Lava dome Pleistocene 2073 ! 377.1500005549.883333549 ° 53'00 "  N , 122 ° 51'00"  W.
Heart peaks Stikine volcanic belt Nahlin plateau , Stikine plateau Shield volcano unknown 2012 ! 368.0333335558.600000558 ° 36′00 ″  N , 131 ° 58′00 ″  W.
Helmet Peak Milbanke Sound Group , Anahim Volcanic Belt Kitimat ranges Cinder cone Holocene 335 ! 371.6500005552.350000552 ° 21′00 ″  N , 128 ° 21′00 ″  W.
Holte Creek Satah Mountain volcanic field , Anahim volcanic belt Chilcotin Plateau Cinder cone unknown 1646 ! 375.2166675552.466667552 ° 28′00 ″  N , 124 ° 47′00 ″  W.
Hoodoo Mountain.jpg Hoodoo Mountain Stikine volcanic belt Boundary ranges Subglacial volcano approx. 7050 BC Chr. 1850 ! 368.7166675556.783333556 ° 47'00 "  N , 131 ° 17'00"  W.
Hyalo Ridge Wells Gray-Clearwater Tabular volcano Pleistocene 2012 ! 379.6333335552.116667552 ° 07′00 ″  N , 120 ° 22′00 ″  W.
Ida Ridge Wells Gray-Clearwater Cinder cone Pleistocene 1981 ! 380.0666675551.800000551 ° 48′00 ″  N , 119 ° 56′00 ″  W.
Iskut River Cone (Iskut Canyon Cone) Iskut-Unuk River Cones , Stikine Volcanic Belt Boundary ranges Cinder cone 620 BC Chr. ± 150 years 914 ! 369.4000005556.716667556 ° 43′00 ″  N , 130 ° 36′00 ″  W.
Itcha Range.jpg Itcha range Anahim volcanic belt Chilcotin Plateau Shield volcano 0.8 Ma BP 2370 ! 375.1494445552.705833552 ° 42 ′ 21 ″  N , 124 ° 51 ′ 02 ″  W.
Jack's Jump Wells Gray-Clearwater Subglacial volcano Pleistocene 1895 ! 379.9500005552.116667552 ° 07′00 ″  N , 120 ° 03′00 ″  W.
Mount Josephine Tuya Range , Stikine Volcanic Belt Stikine Ranges , Cassiar Mountains Subglacial volcano Pleistocene 1717 ! 369.3000005559.066667559 ° 04′00 ″  N , 130 ° 42′00 ″  W.
King Creek Iskut-Unuk River Cones , Stikine Volcanic Belt Boundary ranges Subglacial volcano Pleistocene 1070 ! 369.3333335556.500000556 ° 30'00 "  N , 130 ° 40'00"  W.
Kitasu Hill.jpg Kitasu Hill Milbanke Sound Group , Anahim Volcanic Belt Kitimat ranges Cinder cone Holocene 250 ! 371.2666675552.500000552 ° 30′00 ″  N , 128 ° 44′00 ″  W.
Klinkit Creek Peak Tuya Range , Stikine Volcanic Belt Stikine Ranges , Cassiar Mountains Tabular volcano Pleistocene 1520 ! 368.7166675559.466667559 ° 28′00 ″  N , 131 ° 17′00 ″  W.
Kostal Volcano.jpg Kostal Cone Wells Gray-Clearwater Shuswap Highland Cinder cone circa 1550 1440 ! 380.0666675552.166667552 ° 10'00 "  N , 119 ° 56'00"  W.
The Volcano.jpg Lava fork Iskut-Unuk River Cones , Stikine Volcanic Belt Boundary ranges Cinder cone circa 1800 1330 ! 369.1333335556.416667556 ° 25′00 ″  N , 130 ° 52′00 ″  W.
Level Mountain valley.jpg Level Mountain Stikine volcanic belt Nahlin plateau , Stikine plateau Shield volcano unknown 2190 ! 368.6500005558.416667558 ° 25 ′ 00 ″  N , 131 ° 21 ′ 00 ″  W.
McLeod Hill Wells Gray-Clearwater Shuswap Highland Tabular volcano Pleistocene 1250 ! 379.9833335552.016667552 ° 01 ′ 00 ″  N , 120 ° 01 ′ 00 ″  W.
MountMeagerPlinthCapricorn.jpg Mount Meager Garibaldi volcanic belt Pacific Ranges 410 BC Chr. ± 200 years 2680 ! 376.5000005550.633333550 ° 38′00 ″  N , 123 ° 30′00 ″  W.
Mosquito Mound Wells Gray-Clearwater Tabular volcano Pleistocene 1065 ! 379.8166675552.016667552 ° 01 ′ 00 ″  N , 120 ° 11 ′ 00 ″  W.
Nazko Cone, British Columbia.jpg Nazko Cone Anahim volcanic belt Cinder cone 5220 BC Chr. ± 100 years 1230 ! 376.2666675552.900000552 ° 54′00 ″  N , 123 ° 44′00 ″  W.
Pillow Creek Wells Gray-Clearwater Subglacial volcano Pleistocene 1829 ! 380.1666675552.016667552 ° 01′00 ″  N , 119 ° 50′00 ″  W.
Pointed stick Wells Gray-Clearwater Cinder cone Holocene 1820 ! 379.9166675552.233333552 ° 14 ′ 00 ″  N , 120 ° 05 ′ 00 ″  W.
Price Island Milbanke Sound Group , Anahim Volcanic Belt Kitimat ranges Cinder cone Holocene 40 ! 371.9333335552.433333552 ° 26′00 ″  N , 128 ° 04′00 ″  W.
Garibaldi Lake and Mount Price.jpg Mount Price Garibaldi Lake volcanic field , Garibaldi volcanic belt Garibaldi Ranges , Pacific Ranges Stratovolcano Holocene 2042 ! 376.9700005549.920000549 ° 55 ′ 12 ″  N , 123 ° 01 ′ 48 ″  W.
Pyramid Mountain.jpg Pyramid Mountain Wells Gray-Clearwater Shuswap Highland Subglacial volcano Pleistocene 1095 ! 379.9000005551.983333551 ° 59 ′ 00 ″  N , 120 ° 06 ′ 00 ″  W.
Ray Mountain Wells Gray-Clearwater Shuswap Highland Subglacial volcano Pleistocene 2050 ! 379.8833335552.233333552 ° 14 ′ 00 ″  N , 120 ° 07 ′ 00 ″  W.
Ruby Mountain Atlin volcanic field , Stikine volcanic belt Teslin Plateau Cinder cone 1898? 1880 ! 366.6166675559.700000559 ° 42'00 "  N , 133 ° 23'00"  W.
Salal Glacier volcano.jpg Salal Glacier Bridge River Cones , Garibaldi Volcanic Belt Pacific Ranges 0.59 Ma BP 2400 ! 376.6166675550.783333550 ° 47'00 "  N , 123 ° 23'00"  W.
Satah Mountain Satah Mountain volcanic field , Anahim volcanic belt Chilcotin Plateau Cinder cone unknown 1921 ! 375.3000005552.466667552 ° 28 '00 "  N , 124 ° 42' 00"  W.
Second Canyon Cone (Canyon Creek) Iskut-Unuk River Cones , Stikine Volcanic Belt Boundary ranges Cinder cone Holocene 300 ! 369.2833335556.416667556 ° 25′00 ″  N , 130 ° 43′00 ″  W.
Sham Hill Bridge River Cones , Garibaldi Volcanic Belt Pacific Ranges Diatrema 1 Ma BP 1900 ! 376.4833335550.900000550 ° 54′00 ″  N , 123 ° 31′00 ″  W.
Silverthrone Caldera outline.jpg Silverthrone Mountain Garibaldi volcanic belt Pacific Ranges Caldera Holocene 3160 ! 373.7000005551.433333551 ° 26'00 "  N , 126 ° 18'00"  W.
Snippaker Creek Cone Iskut-Unuk River Cones , Stikine Volcanic Belt Boundary ranges Cinder cone Holocene 762 ! 369.1333335556.633333556 ° 38 '00 "  N , 130 ° 52' 00"  W.
Southern Tuya Tuya Range , Stikine Volcanic Belt Stikine Ranges , Cassiar Mountains Tabular volcano Pleistocene 1870 ! 369.5000005559.216667559 ° 13′00 ″  N , 130 ° 30′00 ″  W.
Spanish Bonk Wells Gray-Clearwater Quesnel Highland Diatrema Pleistocene 1770 ! 379.6333335552.133333552 ° 08′00 ″  N , 120 ° 22′00 ″  W.
Spanish Lake (Spanish Creek) Wells Gray-Clearwater Cinder cone Holocene 1770 ! 379.6833335552.066667552 ° 04′00 ″  N , 120 ° 19′00 ″  W.
Spanish mump Wells Gray-Clearwater Subglacial volcano Pleistocene 1800 ! 379.6666675552.166667552 ° 10 ′ 00 ″  N , 120 ° 20 ′ 00 ″  W.
Spectrum Range satellite.jpg Spectrum range Stikine volcanic belt Tahltan Highland , Stikine Plateau Shield volcano unknown 2430 ! 369.3166675557.433333557 ° 26′00 ″  N , 130 ° 41′00 ″  W.
Sphinx Moraine Garibaldi Lake volcanic field , Garibaldi volcanic belt Garibaldi Ranges , Pacific Ranges Subglacial volcano Pleistocene 1525 ! 377.1500005549.933333549 ° 56'00 "  N , 122 ° 51'00"  W.
The Table1.jpg The table Garibaldi Lake volcanic field , Garibaldi volcanic belt Garibaldi Ranges , Pacific Ranges Tabular volcano unknown 1645 ! 376.9800005549.900000549 ° 54′00 ″  N , 123 ° 01′12 ″  W.
The Thumb Stikine volcanic belt Hogem Ranges , Omineca Mountains Diatrema Pleistocene 1854 ! 373.2530565556.163056556 ° 09 ′ 47 "  N , 126 ° 44 ′ 49"  W.
Tom MacKay Creek Iskut-Unuk River Cones , Stikine Volcanic Belt Boundary ranges Subglacial volcano Pleistocene 910 ! 369.4333335556.716667556 ° 43′00 ″  N , 130 ° 34′00 ″  W.
Toozaza Peak Tuya Range , Stikine Volcanic Belt Stikine Ranges , Cassiar Mountains Tabular volcano Pleistocene 1700 ! 369.7000005559.500000559 ° 30'00 "  N , 130 ° 18'00"  W.
Tseax Cone (Aiyansh) Stikine volcanic belt Nass Ranges , Hazelton Mountains Cinder cone 1690 ± 150 years 609 ! 371.1000005555.116667555 ° 07′00 ″  N , 128 ° 54′00 ″  W.
Tuber Hill Bridge River Cones , Garibaldi Volcanic Belt Pacific Ranges Stratovolcano Holocene 2500 ! 376.5666675550.933333550 ° 56'00 "  N , 123 ° 26'00"  W.
Tuya Butte Tuya Range , Stikine Volcanic Belt Stikine Ranges , Cassiar Mountains Tabular volcano Pleistocene 1670 ! 369.4500005559.133333559 ° 08′00 ″  N , 130 ° 33′00 ″  W.
Volcanic Creek Cone Atlin volcanic field , Stikine volcanic belt Tagish Highland Cinder cone Holocene 1600 ! 366.5500005559.750000559 ° 45′00 ″  N , 133 ° 27′00 ″  W.
White Creek Satah Mountain volcanic field , Anahim volcanic belt Chilcotin Plateau Cinder cone unknown 1707 ! 375.1666675552.550000552 ° 33′00 ″  N , 124 ° 50′00 ″  W.
White Horse Bluff Wells Gray-Clearwater Shuswap Highland Subaquatic volcano Pleistocene 775 ! 379.8833335551.900000551 ° 54′00 ″  N , 120 ° 07′00 ″  W.

Yukon (territory)

image Surname Volcanic field Mountains Volcano type Last eruption Height [m] Geographic coordinates
Alligator Lake.jpg Alligator Lake Volcanic Field , Stikine Volcanic Belt Volcanic field Holocene 2217 ! 364.5833335560.416667560 ° 25 ′ 00 ″  N , 135 ° 25 ′ 00 ″  W.
Ne Ch'e Ddhawa (Wootten's Cone) Fort Selkirk volcanic field , Stikine volcanic belt Yukon Ranges Cinder cone Young Pleistocene 712 ! 362.7333335562.750000562 ° 45′00 ″  N , 137 ° 16′00 ″  W.
Volcano Mountain.jpg Volcano Mountain (Nelrúna) Fort Selkirk volcanic field , Stikine volcanic belt Yukon Ranges Cinder cone unknown 1239 ! 362.6166675562.850000562 ° 51'00 "  N , 137 ° 23'00"  W.

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