Ice Peak
| Ice Peak | |
|---|---|
  Ice Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,526 m (8,287 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 56 m (184 ft) [1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Edziza |
| Coordinates | 57°41′26″N 130°38′08″W / 57.69056°N 130.63556°WCoordinates: 57°41′26″N 130°38′08″W / 57.69056°N 130.63556°W [2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Tahltan Highland |
| Topo map | NTS 104G/10 |
| 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 2 "Ice Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ↑ "Ice Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- 1 2 "Ice Peak". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.
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