Stockton Hill

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Stockton Hill
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Stockton Hill
Location in British Columbia
Stockton Hill
Interactive map of Stockton Hill
Highest point
Elevation 1,574 m (5,164 ft)
Prominence 156 m (512 ft)
Listing List of volcanoes in Canada
Coordinates 51°10′36.1″N120°33′20.2″W / 51.176694°N 120.555611°W / 51.176694; -120.555611
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
DistrictKamloops Division Yale Land District
Parent range Bonaparte Plateau, Thompson Plateau
Topo map NTS   92P2 Criss Creek
Geology
Mountain type Volcanic plug
Volcanic arc/belt Chilcotin Group

Stockton Hill is a volcanic plug located in the formation known as the Chilcotin Group, which lie between the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains and the mid-Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada.

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Location and terrain

Stockton Hill is located a butte-like rocky hill atop the Bonaparte Plateau at the head of the Deadman River and 7 km (4 mi) south of Bonaparte Lake and 30 km (19 mi) west of Barriere and northeast of Silwhoaikun. There are other summits higher than 1,500 m (4,921 ft) in the hills in the immediate area, but Stockton Hill is the highest, and the most distinct and steep-sided. [1] Bare Lake is immediately north, Elbow Lake to the southwest, and an unnamed lake to the south-southeast.

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References

  1. "Stockton Hill". Bivouac.com.