Stockton Hill

Stockton Hill
Stockton Hill Location in British Columbia
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
District	Kamloops Division Yale Land District
Parent range	Bonaparte Plateau, Thompson Plateau
Topo map	NTS   92P2 Criss Creek
Geology
Mountain type	Volcanic plug
Volcanic zone	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.

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.

See also

• List of volcanoes in Canada
• Volcanism in Canada
• Skoatl Point

References

1. "Stockton Hill". Bivouac.com.

External links

• "Stockton Hill". BC Geographical Names .