Kitasu Hill is a young, basaltic cinder cone on southwestern Swindle Island on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Klemtu and south of Kitasu Bay. Kitasu Hill produced lava flows that extend to the north. It is the most prominent volcano of the Milbanke Sound Group.

Kitasu Hill
Satellite image of Kitasu Hill (center)
Highest point
Elevation	235 m (771 ft)
Prominence	230 m (750 ft)
Coordinates	52.50°N 128.73°W / 52.50; -128.73
Geography
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Parent range	Kitimat Ranges
Geology
Age of rock	Holocene
Mountain type	Monogenetic cinder cone
Last eruption	Holocene

See also

• Volcanism of Canada
• Volcanism of Western Canada
• List of volcanoes in Canada
• Klemtu, British Columbia (alternate name is Kitasoo)

References

• "Kitasu Hill". BC Geographical Names.
• Kitasu Hill in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
• Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Kitasu Hill

Further reading

• Landforms of British Columbia, p. 119, S. Holland, BC Govt 1976.

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