Meehaz Mountain

Meehaz Mountain is a mountain in the Cassiar Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located on the north side of the headwaters of Teslin River and to the south of the Atsutla Range. It is a product of subglacial volcanism during the Pleistocene period when this area was covered by thick glacial ice, forming a subglacial volcano that never broke through the overlying glacial ice known as a subglacial mound.

Meehaz Mountain
Highest point
Elevation1,608 m (5,276 ft)
Prominence318 m (1,043 ft)
ListingList of volcanoes in Canada
Coordinates59°00′11.2″N 131°27′02.9″W
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeKawdy Plateau/Stikine Plateau
Topo mapNTS 104O/03
Geology
Mountain typeSubglacial mound
Volcanic arc/beltNorthern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruptionPleistocene

See also

References

  • "Meehaz Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
  • Meehaz Mountain in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
  • Catelogue of Canadian volcanoes: Meehaz Mountain
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