Earth:The Gargoyles
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Short description: Mountain peaks in British Columbia, Canada
| The Gargoyles | |
|---|---|
| Lava Peaks | |
  The Gargoyles Location in British Columbia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,823 m (5,981 ft) |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 49°48′20″N 122°59′51″W / 49.80556°N 122.9975°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | New Westminster Land District |
| Protected area | Garibaldi Provincial Park |
| Parent range | Garibaldi Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS Script error: No such module "Canada NTS". |
The Gargoyles are two mountain peaks in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Pacific Ranges in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The highest peak has an elevation of 1,823 m (5,981 ft) whereas the lowest peak has an elevation of 1,816 m (5,958 ft).[1] A deeply eroded obsidian dome remnant at The Gargoyles contains 77% silica content and is the only Quaternary high-silica rhyolite identified anywhere in the Cascade Volcanic Arc north of the Three Sisters. The age of this rhyolite is poorly known.[2]
The Gargoyles were originally mapped as the Lava Peaks by William Henry Mathews in 1958. The current name was suggested and adopted in 1978.[1] Another name applied to The Gargoyles is Lava Peak.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Gargoyles". BC Geographical Names. https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/5320.html.
- ↑ Hildreth, Wes (2007). Quaternary Magmatism in the Cascades—Geologic Perspectives. United States Geological Survey. pp. 11, 77, 90. ISBN 978-1-4113-1945-5. https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/pp1744/.
- ↑ Wilson, A. M.; Russell, J. K. (2018), "Quaternary glaciovolcanism in the Canadian Cascade volcanic arc—Paleoenvironmental implications", Field Volcanology: A Tribute to the Distinguished Career of Don Swanson, Geological Society of America, doi:10.1130/2018.2538(06), ISBN 9780813725383
External links
- "The Gargoyles". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique.php?id=JAJOQ&output=xml.
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