Tuber Hill facts for kids

Tuber Hill is a small volcano located in the beautiful province of British Columbia, Canada. It's about 600,000 years old! This makes it quite an old volcano. Tuber Hill is a special kind of volcano called a stratovolcano. It formed on the high lands near the Bridge River. Back then, the valleys nearby were filled with thick ice.

Tuber Hill is part of a group of volcanoes called the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt. This belt is also part of the larger Canadian Cascade Arc. Even though it's part of this arc, Tuber Hill is not in the main Cascade Range mountains.

What is Tuber Hill?

Tuber Hill is a type of volcano known as a stratovolcano. These volcanoes are also called "composite volcanoes." They are usually tall and cone-shaped. They are built up over time by many layers of hardened lava, ash, and rocks.

• Lava: Hot, melted rock that flows out of the volcano.
• Ash: Tiny pieces of rock and glass that are thrown into the air during an eruption.
• Rocks: Larger pieces of rock that are also ejected.

Tuber Hill is made mostly of a dark, fine-grained volcanic rock called basalt. Basalt lava usually flows easily. This can create volcanoes with gentler slopes, even if they are stratovolcanoes.

Where is Tuber Hill Located?

Tuber Hill is found in the upper part of the Bridge River area. This region is in British Columbia, Canada. It's part of the Pacific Ranges, which are a group of mountains. The exact location can be found using its coordinates: 50 degrees 54 minutes North and 123 degrees 24 minutes West.

When Did Tuber Hill Form?

Tuber Hill formed during a time period called the Pleistocene epoch. This was a very long time ago! The Pleistocene epoch lasted from about 2.6 million years ago to about 11,700 years ago. So, Tuber Hill is quite ancient.

During the Pleistocene, Earth experienced many ice ages. Huge sheets of ice, called glaciers, covered large parts of the planet. When Tuber Hill was forming, the valleys around it were packed with these glaciers. This means the volcano erupted even with a lot of ice nearby!

Part of a Volcanic Belt

Tuber Hill is a member of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt. This belt is a chain of volcanoes in southwestern British Columbia. It stretches for about 310 kilometers (190 miles). The Garibaldi Volcanic Belt is part of a larger system called the Canadian Cascade Arc.

The Canadian Cascade Arc is a line of volcanoes in western Canada. These volcanoes are formed because of how Earth's tectonic plates move. One plate is sliding under another. This process creates magma (melted rock) that rises to the surface, forming volcanoes.

Even though Tuber Hill is part of the Canadian Cascade Arc, it's important to know it's not in the main Cascade Range. The Cascade Range is a mountain range that goes through parts of the United States and Canada.