Castle Rock is a volcanic plug located 13 km (8 mi) west of Iskut and 8 km (5 mi) northwest of Tuktsayda Mountain in British Columbia, Canada. Castle Rock is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire that includes over 160 active volcanoes and is in the Klastline Group, Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province and last erupted in the Pleistocene.[1]

Castle Rock
Castle Rock Location of Castle Rock in northern B.C.
Highest point
Elevation	1,862 m (6,109 ft)
Prominence	55 m (180 ft)
Coordinates	57°50′24.0″N 130°12′29.2″W
Geography
Location	Stikine Country, British Columbia, Canada
District	Cassiar Land District
Parent range	Klastline Plateau (south-central Stikine Plateau)
Topo map	NTS 104G16 Klastline River
Geology
Age of rock	Pleistocene
Mountain type	Volcanic plug
Volcanic arc/belt	Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruption	Pleistocene

Castle Rock is one of the top 10 Canadian volcanoes with recent seismic activity, the others include: Mount Edziza volcanic complex, Mount Cayley, Hoodoo Mountain, The Volcano, Crow Lagoon, Mount Silverthrone, Mount Meager massif, Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field and Mount Garibaldi.[2]

See also

• Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
• List of volcanoes in Canada
• List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
• Volcanism in Canada
• Volcanism of Western Canada
• Volcanic history of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province

References

Further reading

• "Castle Rock". BC Geographical Names.

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