Pyramid Dome

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Pyramid Dome
Elevation 2,199 m (7,215 ft)
Location British Columbia, Canada
Range Tahltan Highland
Coordinates 57.77° N 130.57° W
Type Lava dome
Volcanic arc/belt Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruption Pleistocene

Pyramid Dome, officially gazetted as The Pyramid, is a young lava dome on the northeast flank of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex, British Columbia, Canada. It is on the northeastern edge of the Tencho Glacier and represents several different styles of volcanic activity on the Mount Edziza complex. It is in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province and last erupted during the Pleistocene period.