The Ash Pit

The Ash Pit

Infobox Mountain
Name=The Ash Pit
Photo=
Caption=
Elevation=Convert|1580|m|ft|0|abbr=on
Location=British Columbia, Canada
Range=Spectrum Range
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|57.45|N|130.78|W|type:mountain_region:CA
Topographic

Type=Volcanic crater
Age=Holocene
Last eruption=Unknown
First ascent=
Easiest route=

The Ash Pit is a volcanic crater, located in the Spectrum Range in British Columbia, Canada. It is Holocene in age and is considered the youngest feature in the Spectrum Range volcanic complex. It is within the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province and is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, that includes over 160 active volcanoes.

References

*VNUM | 1200-07- | Spectrum Range
* [http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/volcanoes/cat/volcano_e.php?id=svb_tap_096 Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: The Ash Pit]

ee also

*List of volcanoes in Canada
*Volcanism in Canada


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