Nazko Cone

Nazko Cone
Nazko Cone, the easternmost and youngest volcano overlying the Anahim hotspot
Highest point
Elevation	1,230 m (4,040 ft)
Listing	List of volcanoes in Canada
Coordinates	52°55′38″N 123°44′2″W / 52.92722°N 123.73389°W / 52.92722; -123.73389
Geography
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Geology
Age of rock	Pleistocene
Mountain type	Cinder cone
Volcanic arc/belt	Anahim Volcanic Belt
Last eruption	5220 BCE ± 100 years

Nazko Cone /ˈnæzkoʊ/ is a small potentially active basaltic cinder cone in central British Columbia, Canada, located 75 km west of Quesnel and 150 kilometers southwest of Prince George. It is considered the easternmost volcano in the Anahim Volcanic Belt. The small tree-covered cone rises 120 m above the Chilcotin-Nechako Plateau and rests on glacial till. It was formed in three episodes of activity, the first of which took place during the Pleistocene interglacial stage about 340,000 years ago. The second stage produced a large hyaloclastite scoria mound erupted beneath the Cordilleran Ice Sheet during the Pleistocene. Its last eruption produced two small lava flows that traveled 1 km to the west, along with a blanket of volcanic ash that extends several km to the north and east of the cone.