Earth:Ice Peak
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| Ice Peak | |
|---|---|
  Ice Peak British Columbia, Canada | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,526 m (8,287 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 56 m (184 ft) [1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Edziza |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 57°41′26″N 130°38′08″W / 57.69056°N 130.63556°W [2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Parent range | Tahltan Highland |
| Topo map | NTS Script error: No such module "Canada NTS". |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic belt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province[3] |
| Last eruption | Holocene |
Ice Peak is a stratovolcano, located 39 km (24 mi) west of Tatogga and 3 km (2 mi) south of Mount Edziza, British Columbia, Canada . It overlaps the 7.5-million-year-old Armadillo Peak. It lies on a large volcanic plateau, which is made of basaltic lava flows from the massive Mount Edziza volcanic complex. Ice Peak last erupted during the Holocene.[3]
The summit of Ice Peak is a remnant of the western rim of a small summit caldera, which has been nearly destroyed by alpine glaciation.
Ice Peak gets name because it is almost completely surrounded by glaciers.
See also
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
- Volcanology of Canada
- Volcanology of Western Canada
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ice Peak". http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=7316.
- ↑ "Ice Peak". BC Geographical Names. https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/859.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ice Peak". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Natural Resources Canada. http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/volcanoes/cat/volcano_e.php?id=svb_ipk_038.
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