Mount Cayley

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/mount-cayley

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1. How high is Mount Cayley?2,385 meters (7,825 feet)
2. What is the location?Pacific Ranges, southwestern British Columbia, Canada
3. What is the volcanic belt affiliation?Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
4. Why is Mount Cayley considered potentially active?Scientists say magma is still below the mountain, so it could erupt again. That’s why they watch it closely.
5. How does the mountain affect the rivers nearby?If it erupts, hot ash, lava, or mudflows called lahars could travel down the Cheakamus and Squamish rivers and flood the valleys.

Stratovolcano: A large, conical volcano composed of alternating layers of lava flows, volcanic ash, cinders, and bombs.
Subduction Zone Volcanism: Volcanic activity occurring at convergent plate boundaries where one tectonic plate descends beneath another.
Pyroclastic Flow: A fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter that moves down the sides of a volcano.
Lahar: A destructive mudflow or debris flow composed of volcanic material, rock debris, and water.