Mount Edziza

Mount Edziza is a dormant volcanic complex located in British Columbia, Canada. Mount Edziza has been an area of active volcanism for the last 7-10 million years. This is the second largest area of volcanic activity in the northern Stikine Volcanic Belt as well in Canada. The complex comprises a large plateau (65 kilometers long and 20 kilometers wide) made of predominantly basaltic lava flows with four large stratovolcanoes built on top of the plateau. Numerous eruptions have occurred within the last 10,000 years including: Desolation, Mess Lake, Snowshoe lava fields, Kana Cone, Eve Cone, Cinder Cliff, Icefall Cone, Ridge Cone, Williams Cone and Walkout Creek. Many of the volcanic features in the volcanic complex are protected as part of Mount Edziza Provincal Park one of the larger provincial parks in British Columbia.