Some mountains are volcanoes, and some volcanoes are mountains, but not all mountains are volcanoes, and not all volcanoes are mountains. For a mountain to be a volcano and a volcano to be a mountain, it must be formed from magma and volcanic materials from below the Earth's surface.
It is next to a communist nation (North Korea) and its neighbors have extremely corrupt governments. Including China and Russia. They are the only "freest" country compared to its neighboring countries.
The California Aqueduct should be the answer.