Vulcan's Thumb

Vulcan's Thumb
Highest point
Elevation	2,290 m (7,510 ft)
Coordinates	50°06′41.06″N123°17′40.22″W / 50.1114056°N 123.2945056°W / 50.1114056; -123.2945056
Geography
Vulcan's Thumb 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	Pleistocene
Mountain type	Pinnacle
Volcanic arc	Canadian Cascade Arc
Volcanic belt	Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
Climbing
First ascent	None

The Vulcan's Thumb is a rock pinnacle in the Pacific Ranges of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest of a number of slender pinnacles protruding from the sharp summit ridge of Pyroclastic Peak, which forms part of the Mount Cayley massif. ^[1]

Three eruptive stages built the Mount Cayley massif, the second of which is named after the Vulcan's Thumb. ^[1]

See also

• Cascade Volcanoes
• Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
• List of volcanoes in Canada
• Volcanism of Canada
• Volcanism of Western Canada

References

1. Kelman, M. C., Russell, J. K., Hickson, C. J. (2001). "Preliminary petrography and chemistry of the Mount Cayley volcanic field, British Columbia", Current Research Part A, Geological Survey of Canada Paper 2001-A11, pp. 4, 5.