Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex

60°11′40.9″N 135°29′24.0″W / 60.194694°N 135.490000°W / 60.194694; -135.490000GeographyLocationYukon, CanadaParent rangeCoast MountainsTopo mapNTS 105D3 Fenwick CreekGeologyAge of rockEoceneMountain typeCalderaLast eruptionEoceneClimbingEasiest routeScramble

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.

See also

References

  • Mount Skukum in the Canadian Mountain encyclopedia.
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