Cocoa Crater
| Cocoa Crater | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,123 m (6,965 ft) |
| Prominence | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Coordinates | 57°39′N 130°42′W / 57.650°N 130.700°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Tahltan Highland |
| Topo map | NTS 104G/10 |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Holocene |
| Mountain type | Cinder cone |
| Last eruption | Holocene |
Cocoa Crater is a cinder cone in the Stikine Country of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located 38 km southeast of Telegraph Creek and 8 m (26 ft) southwest of Mount Edziza. Cocoa Crater is one of the 30 cinder cones around the Mount Edziza complex that formed in the year 700. The ash around Cocoa Crater is quite deep, its summit is a jet black color and its summit is red. It is quite a different color from the brown color of Coffee Crater, which is to the south of Cocoa Crater.
See also
- Mount Edziza
- Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
- Volcanic history of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
- Volcanism of Canada
- Volcanism of Western Canada
References
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