Gage Hill

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Gage Hill
Highest point
Elevation 1,090 m (3,580 ft)
Coordinates 52°03′N120°01′W / 52.05°N 120.01°W / 52.05; -120.01
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
Geology
Age of rock Pleistocene
Mountain type Tuya
Volcanic arc/belt Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field
Last eruption Pleistocene

Gage Hill is a tuya in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located in Wells Gray Provincial Park. [1]

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