Hoodoo Mountain

Hoodoo Mountain (Canada) is a pyroclastic cone. It rises to 1,850 m above sea level. The GVP records 1 confirmed eruption in the Holocene, the latest in 7,050 BCE.

Elevation: 1,850 m
Last eruption: 7,050 BCE
Confirmed eruptions: 1
Max VEI: 0
Country: Canada
Location: 56.78° N, 131.28° W
Region (GVP): Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
GVP type: Pyroclastic cone(s)
Tectonic setting: Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type: Phonolite

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

Start	End	VEI	Vent and dating
c. 7,050 BCE	—	0	Correlation: Tephrochronology

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#320080)