Plinth Peak

Plinth Peak

North face of Plinth Peak
Highest point
Elevation 2,677 m (8,783 ft)[1]
Prominence 947 m (3,107 ft)[1]
Coordinates 50°38′42.7″N 123°30′38.9″W / 50.645194°N 123.510806°W / 50.645194; -123.510806
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Pacific Ranges
Topo map NTS 92J/12
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[1]
Easiest route rock/ice climb

Plinth Peak, sometimes called Plinth Mountain, is the highest satellite cone of Mount Meager, 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 Mount Meager. 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Plinth Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 20 August 2013.


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