Earth:Meszah Peak
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| Meszah Peak | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,164 m (7,100 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,101 m (3,612 ft) |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 58°28′43.0″N 131°26′13.9″W / 58.47861°N 131.437194°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Parent range | Level Mountain Range, Nahlin Plateau (western Stikine Plateau) |
| Topo map | NTS Script error: No such module "Canada NTS". |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcanic cone |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province |
| Last eruption | Pleistocene |
Meszah Peak is a volcanic cone located 66 km (41 mi) north of Telegraph Creek and 136 km (85 mi) southwest of Zus Mountain in British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest peak of the Level Mountain Range, a cluster of bare peaks on the summit of the massive Level Mountain shield volcano, which forms the most voluminous and most persistent eruptive centre in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province.
See also
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
- Volcanology of Western Canada
- Geography of British Columbia
- Geology of the Pacific Northwest
- Heart Peaks
- Atsutla Range
References
- "Level Mountain". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=320050.
- Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Meszah Peak
External links
- "Meszah Peak". BC Geographical Names. https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/22553.html.
- Meszah Peak in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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