West Vent

{{short description|Volcano in British Columbia, Canada}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = West Vent

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| map = British Columbia

| map_caption = Location in British Columbia

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| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of West Vent

| elevation_m = 1452

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| location = British Columbia, Canada

| district = Cassiar Land District

| range = Kawdy Plateau (northern Stikine Plateau

| coordinates = {{coord|59|7|34.8|N|131|0|35.7|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| type = Shield volcano

| age = Holocene

| last_eruption = Holocene

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West Vent is one of three small shield volcanoes located in the Tuya Volcanic Field of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province in British Columbia, Canada.{{Cite book |last=Wetherell |first=K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mPWVf_p4lXgC&dq=%22West+Vent%22+Canada+-wikipedia&pg=PA3 |title=Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2005-A2 |date=2005 |publisher=Natural Resources Canada |isbn=978-0-662-41122-2 |page=5 |language=en}} It is Holocene in age and stands in relief above the surrounding area north of the Nazcha Creek, which comprises the West Tuya lava field.