The Anahim Volcanic Belt is a west–east trending chain of volcanoes and related magmatic features in British Columbia, Canada. It extends from Athlone Island on the Central Coast, running eastward thr
The Rainbow Range in the central Anahim Volcanic Belt
The Itcha Range from the south
Nazko Cone, the easternmost and youngest volcano in the Anahim Volcanic Belt
The Itcha Range, also known as the Itchas, is a small isolated mountain range in the West-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is located 40 km northeast of the community of Anahim Lake. W
Anahim Volcanic Belt
…flows that issued from flank vents and from a few small vents within the central caldera. These are the youngest lavas of the Ilgachuz Range. The Itcha Range is the easternmost and youngest of the three AVB shield volcanoes, having formed between 3.8 and 0.8 million years ago. With a diameter of 15 km (9.3…
The three Anahim shield volcanoes. Left to right are the Rainbow Range, the Ilgachuz Range and the Itcha Range.