Canada · Shield volcano
Heart Peaks
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 2012m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- North America / Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 2012m
- Coordinates
- 58.600, -131.970
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The late-Cenozoic Heart Peaks shield volcano, located NW of Level Mountain in NW British Columbia, is capped by rhyolitic lava domes.
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From Wikipedia
Heart Peaks, originally known as the Heart Mountains, is a mountain massif in the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is 90 km (56 mi) northwest of the small community of Telegraph Creek and just southwest of Callison Ranch. With a maximum elevation of 2,012 m (6,601 ft), it rises above the surrounding landscape on the Nahlin Plateau, which is part of the western Stikine Plateau. Heart Peaks has been an area of prospecting since the 1980s with the discovery of precious metals.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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