Pylon Peak (British Columbia)
Pylon Peak | |
---|---|
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,481 m (8,140 ft) |
Prominence | 311 m (1,020 ft) |
Coordinates | 50°35′50.6″N 123°31′03.7″W / 50.597389°N 123.517694°W |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Parent range | Pacific Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 92J/12 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pliocene |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | |
Last eruption | Pleistocene |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1931 N. Carter; A. Dalgleish; T. Fyles; M. Winram |
Pylon Peak is the southernmost summit of the six named volcanic peaks of Mount Meager in British Columbia, Canada. Two pinnacled ridges extend out from Pylon and are named respectively the Pylons and the Marionettes. Pylon Peak overlooks the Meager Creek Hot Springs.
Erosional remnants of flows from Devastator Peak form the stratified crags of Pylon Peak. These flows occurred 0.5-1.0 million years ago.
See also
- Cascade Volcanoes
- Mount Meager
- Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
- Volcanism of Canada
- Volcanism of Western Canada
- List of volcanoes in Canada
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/5/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.