Ice Peak

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]

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Ice Peak
Highest point
Elevation2,526 m (8,287 ft)[1]
Prominence56 m (184 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Edziza
Coordinates57°41′26″N 130°38′08″W[2]
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCassiar Land District
Parent rangeTahltan Highland
Topo mapNTS 104G10 Mount Edziza
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic beltNorthern Cordilleran Volcanic Province[3]
Last eruptionHolocene

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

References
  1. "Ice Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  2. "Ice Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  3. "Ice Peak". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.


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