Ruby Mountain, locally known as Old Volcano, is a
cinder cone
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in
Stikine Region, British Columbia
The Stikine Region is an unincorporated area in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the only area in the province that is not part of a regional district. The Stikine Region was left unincorporated following legislation that establishe ...
,
Canada, located northeast of
Atlin Atlin may either be:
* Atlin Lake, one of British Columbia's largest lakes
*Atlin, British Columbia, a town in the far northwest of British Columbia, named for the lake, centre of a Klondike-era gold rush
* Atlin District, the name for the region i ...
and south of
Mount Barham
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
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* Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish ...
. A recent collapse on the
volcano's eastern side created a large
landslide
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which dissects this side of Ruby Mountain. The volcano is the largest feature within the
Atlin Volcanic Field.
November 8, 1898 eruption
Reports were received of eruptions in the Ruby Mountain area, about south of
Gladys Lake, near the end of the 19th century.
Miner
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s working in the area were said to be able to work during the dark nights under the glow of the eruption. However, there has been no evidence found, such as lava flows young enough to have been the site of a historical eruption.
See also
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Atlin Volcanic Field
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Volcanism of Canada
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Volcanism of Western Canada
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List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
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List of volcanoes in Canada
List of volcanoes in Canada is an incomplete list of volcanoes found in Mainland Canada, in the Canadian islands and in Canadian waters. All but one province, Prince Edward Island, have at least one volcano.
Alberta
British Columbia
Ne ...
References
Volcano World: Ruby Mountain*
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Volcanoes of British Columbia
One-thousanders of British Columbia
Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Atlin District
Quaternary British Columbia
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