Miles Canyon Basalts

Miles Canyon Basalts

Coordinates: 60°39′41.41″N 135°1′42.64″W / 60.6615028°N 135.0285111°W / 60.6615028; -135.0285111 The Miles Canyon Basalts is a cluster of basaltic lava flows and cones in south-central Yukon. The lava flows are in the Alligator Lake volcanic complex close to Whitehorse and were thought to be Pleistocene age.

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