Tuya Range
| Tuya Range | |
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Map of some features in the Tuya Volcanic Field, which is part of the Tuya Range
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Ash Mountain |
| Elevation | 2,115 m (6,939 ft) |
| Coordinates | 59°20′39.8″N 130°30′31″W / 59.344389°N 130.50861°WCoordinates: 59°20′39.8″N 130°30′31″W / 59.344389°N 130.50861°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Parent range | Stikine Ranges |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Volcanism |
| Age of rock | |
| Type of rock | Tuyas |
The Tuya Range is a range of tuyas, located in the Stikine Ranges of the Cassiar Mountains in the far northr of the Canadian province of British Columbia, near its border with the Yukon Territory and to the southwest of Watson Lake, Yukon, which is the nearest major settlement.
The northern and northwest side of the range is drained by tributaries of the Cottonwood River; the southern and southwestern flank is formed by Tuya Lake and its tributary, Butte Creek, while the southeast flank is formed by the Cottonwood River and its tributaries (the Cottonwood is a tributary of the Dease River, the Tuya of the Stikine). The range's northern boundary is formed by the upper Jennings River, a tributary of the Teslin system which is part of the Yukon River drainage. The Continental Divide transits the eastern side of the range, though does not touch on its highest summit, Ash Mountain, which is at the north end of the range and is within the basin of the Jennings. The range has an area of 777 km2 (300 sq mi) and, other than Ash Mountain, includes Tuya Butte, Mathews Tuya, Caribou Tuya, and South Tuya. All of these are part of the Tuya Volcanic Field, which includes other volcanic features north and west of the range
Ash Mountain 2,115 m (6,939 ft) is the highest tuya in the range. The nearby Kawdy Plateau to the west, to the southwest of Kawdy Mountain, is near-entirely formed by the spectacular shield volcano of Level Mountain.
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