Powder Mountain (British Columbia)

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.

Powder Mountain
Powder Mountain
Highest point
Elevation2,347 m (7,700 ft)[1]
Prominence653 m (2,142 ft)
Parent peakMount Cayley
Coordinates50°08′50″N 123°16′36″W[2]
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangePacific Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92J/03
Geology
Volcanic arc/beltCascade Volcanic Arc
Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
Climbing
Easiest routeglacier walk up
This article is for the mountain in British Columbia, Canada. For the ski resort in Utah see Powder Mountain.

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

References

  1. "Powder Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  2. "Powder Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  3. Jack Souther (March 15, 2002). "Mount Cayley: Is it a dead volcano? Or just snoozing?". Whistler Naturalists. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016.


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