Earth:Powder Mountain (British Columbia)
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Powder Mountain | |
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British Columbia, Canada | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,347 m (7,700 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 653 m (2,142 ft) |
Parent peak | Mount Cayley |
Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 50°08′50″N 123°16′36″W / 50.14722°N 123.27667°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
District | New Westminster Land District |
Parent range | Pacific Ranges |
Topo map | NTS Script error: No such module "Canada NTS". |
Geology | |
Volcanic arc/belt | Cascade Volcanic ArcGaribaldi Volcanic Belt |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | glacier walk up |
Powder Mountain, 2,347 m (7,700 ft), is a volcanic summit in the Powder Mountain Icefield in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada .
Much of the volcanic history of Powder Mountain remains hidden apart from a few scraps of volcanic rock extending from under its current ice cap.[3]
See also
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- Volcanism of Canada
- Volcanism of Western Canada
- Brandywine Mountain
- Mount Fee
- Callaghan Valley
References
- ↑ "Powder Mountain". http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=5054.
- ↑ "Powder Mountain". BC Geographical Names. https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/19437.html.
- ↑ Jack Souther (March 15, 2002). "Mount Cayley: Is it a dead volcano? Or just snoozing?". Whistler Naturalists. http://www.whistlernaturalists.ca/?page_id=321.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder Mountain (British Columbia).
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