Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,382 m (7,815 ft) |
| Prominence | 997 m (3,271 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Yukon, Canada |
| Parent range | Coast Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 115D/03 |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Eocene |
| Mountain type | Caldera |
| Last eruption | Eocene |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
The Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex is an early Eocene caldera complex, located 43 km west of Carcross and 32 km northeast of Mount Porsild in the Yukon Territory, Canada. The complex composes the Skukum Group. It is a northeast-trending complex of subaerial volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks covering 140 km2.
The Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex was formed when the ancient Kula Plate was subducting under North America during the early Eocene period.
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