Kitasu Hill
| Kitasu Hill | |
|---|---|
 Satellite image of Kitasu Hill (center) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
| Prominence | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Coordinates | 52°30′N 128°44′W / 52.50°N 128.73°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Kitimat Ranges |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Holocene |
| Mountain type | Monogenetic cinder cone |
| Last eruption | Holocene |
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 Hill produced lava flows that extend to the north. It is the most prominent volcano of the Milbanke Sound Group.
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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Categories:
- Cinder cones of British Columbia
- North Coast of British Columbia
- Holocene volcanoes
- Monogenetic volcanoes
- Range 3 Coast Land District
- British Columbia Coast geography stubs