Plinth Peak

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Plinth Peak
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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″N123°30′38.9″W / 50.645194°N 123.510806°W / 50.645194; -123.510806
Geography
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Plinth Peak
Location in British Columbia
Location British Columbia, Canada
District Lillooet Land District
Parent range Pacific Ranges
Topo map NTS   92J12 Mount Dalgleish
Geology
Rock age Pleistocene
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc Canadian Cascade Arc
Volcanic belt 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 the Mount Meager massif, 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.

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Plinth Peak is the highest volcanic peak of the Mount Meager massif. 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.[ citation needed ]

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References

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