Ring Mountain (British Columbia)

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Ring Mountain
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Highest point
Elevation 2,192 m (7,192 ft) [1]
Prominence 260 m (850 ft) [1]
Coordinates 50°13′17″N123°17′58″W / 50.22139°N 123.29944°W / 50.22139; -123.29944 [1]
Geography
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Ring Mountain
Location in British Columbia
Location British Columbia, Canada
District New Westminster Land District
Parent range Pacific Ranges
Topo map NTS 92J3 Brandywine Falls
Geology
Rock age Unknown
Mountain type Tuya
Volcanic arc Canadian Cascade Arc
Volcanic belt Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
Volcanic field Mount Cayley volcanic field
Last eruption Unknown
Climbing
First ascent 1968 John Clarke [1]

Ring Mountain, also known as Crucible Dome, is a tuya in the Mount Cayley volcanic field, British Columbia, Canada. It features a horseshoe shaped crater on the east side of the upper Squamish River. Outcrops on Ring Mountain's western side contain highly variable, fine-scale jointing and are locally broken down into many small spires and knobs. The age of Ring Mountain is unknown, but it likely formed during the Fraser Glaciation, as did most tuyas in Canada. [2]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ring Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
  2. "Ring Mountain". Volcanology Laboratory. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 2007-02-03.