West Vent | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,452 m (4,764 ft) |
Coordinates | 59°7′34.8″N 131°0′35.7″W / 59.126333°N 131.009917°W |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
District | Cassiar Land District |
Parent range | Kawdy Plateau (northern Stikine Plateau |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Holocene |
Mountain type | Shield volcano |
Last eruption | Holocene |
West Vent is one of three small shield volcanoes located in the Tuya Volcanic Field of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province in British Columbia, Canada.[1] It is Holocene in age and stands in relief above the surrounding area north of the Nazcha Creek, which comprises the West Tuya lava field.