The Pyramid (British Columbia)

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The Pyramid
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The Pyramid
Highest point
Elevation 2,199 m (7,215 ft)
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 57°45′45″N130°33′51″W / 57.76250°N 130.56417°W / 57.76250; -130.56417 [1]
Geography
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
District Cassiar Land District [1]
Parent range Tahltan Highland
Topo map NTS   104G15 Buckley Lake [1]
Geology
Mountain type Lava dome
Volcanic arc/belt Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruption Pleistocene

The Pyramid, also called Pyramid Dome, is a young lava dome on the northeast flank of Mount Edziza in British Columbia, Canada. It represents several different styles of volcanic activity of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex, part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. Its latest eruption occurred during the Pleistocene epoch.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Desolation Lava Field</span> Volcanic field in British Columbia, Canada

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Tsekone Ridge, also called Tsekone Peak and Black Knight Cone, is an isolated ridge on the Big Raven Plateau of the Tahltan Highland in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located southeast of Telegraph Creek at the north side of Mount Edziza Provincial Park between Eve Cone and Mount Edziza.

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Tadekho Hill is an isolated hill in the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located 64 km (40 mi) southwest of Tatogga and 10 km (6 mi) southwest of Kitsu Peak. It lies at the southwestern end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Volcanic history of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province</span>

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pyramid, The". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-10-08.