Vulcan's Thumb

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Vulcan's Thumb
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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
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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.