Earth:Plinth Peak

Short description: Volcanic peak in the country of Canada

Plinth Peak
North face of Plinth Peak
Highest point
Elevation	2,677 m (8,783 ft)
Prominence	947 m (3,107 ft)
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] 50°38′42.7″N 123°30′38.9″W
Geography
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	Lillooet Land District
Parent range	Pacific Ranges
Topo map	NTS
Geology
Age of rock	Pleistocene
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Canadian Cascade Arc Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
Last eruption	Pleistocene
Climbing
First ascent	1931 N. Carter; A. Dalgleish; T. Fyles; M. Winram
Easiest route	rock/ice climb

Plinth Peak, sometimes called Plinth Mountain, is the highest satellite cone of the Mount Meager massif, and one of four overlapping volcanic cones which together form a large volcanic complex in the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt of the Canadian Cascade Arc. It is one of the most recently formed volcanic formations of the Mount Meager massif.

Plinth Peak is the highest volcanic peak of the Mount Meager massif. Located on the steep north flank of Plinth is the remnant of an inner crater wall that was destroyed by a lateral blast during a period of volcanic activity about 2,350 years ago.

See also

• List of volcanoes in Canada
• List of Cascade volcanoes
• Devastator Peak
• Pylon Peak
• Capricorn Mountain
• Mount Job
• Plinth Assemblage
• Volcanism of Western Canada
• Geology of the Pacific Northwest

References

• Plinth Peak in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.

External links

• "Plinth Peak". BC Geographical Names. https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/16912.html.