Kitasu Hill

Kitasu Hill

Satellite image of Kitasu Hill (center)
Highest point
Elevation 235 m (771 ft)
Prominence 230 m (750 ft)
Coordinates 52°30′N 128°44′W / 52.50°N 128.73°W / 52.50; -128.73
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Kitimat Ranges
Geology
Age of rock Holocene
Mountain type Monogenetic cinder cone
Last eruption Holocene

Kitasu Hill is a young, basaltic cinder cone on southwestern Swindle Island on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Klemtu and south of Kitasu Bay. Kitasu Hill produced lava flows that extend to the north. It is the most prominent volcano of the Milbanke Sound Group.

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