Ice Peak
| Ice Peak | |
|---|---|
  Ice Peak Location in British Columbia | |
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| Interactive map of Ice Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,526 m (8,287 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 56 m (184 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 57°41′26″N 130°38′08″W / 57.69056°N 130.63556°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Parent range | Tahltan Highland |
| Topo map | NTS 104G10 Mount Edziza |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic belt | Northern Cordilleran Province[3] |
| Last eruption | Holocene |
Ice Peak is the prominent south peak of Mount Edziza in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.[2] It is the eroded remains of a stratovolcano predating the main edifice of Mount Edziza and contains a 2,500-metre-high (8,200-foot) summit which represents the western rim of a small caldera.[4] The Ice Peak stratovolcano has been largely destroyed by glacial erosion but it was volcanically active during the Holocene.[3][4] Ice Peak and the main mass of Mount Edziza are wholly known to the local Tahltan as Tenh Dẕetle which translates to Ice Mountain.[2][5]
See also
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
- Volcanism of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex
References
- ^ a b "Ice Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ a b c "Ice Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ a b "Ice Peak". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.
- ^ a b Wood, Charles A.; Kienle, Jürgen (1990). Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada. Cambridge University Press. p. 125. ISBN 0-521-43811-X.
- ^ "Conservancy renamed Ice Mountain, reflects Tahltan heritage". Government of British Columbia. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
