⛰️ Mount Cayley volcanic field

Canada · Americas · 2,377 m · 50.12°N, 123.29°W

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Mount Cayley volcanic field
The Mount Cayley volcanic field (MCVF) is a remote volcanic zone on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada, stretching 31 kilometres from the Pemberton Icefield to the Squamish River. It forms a segment of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, the Canadian portion of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, which extends from Northern California to southwestern British Columbia. Most of the MCVF volcanoes were formed during periods of volcanism under sheets of glacial ice throughout the last glacial period. These subglacial eruptions formed steep, flat-topped volcanoes and subglacial lava domes, most of which have been entirely exposed by deglaciation. However, at least two volcanoes predate the last glacial period and both are highly eroded. The field gets its name from Mount Cayley, a volcanic peak located at the southern end of the Powder Mountain Icefield. This icefield covers much of the central portion of the volcanic field and is one of the several glacial fields in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains.

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Quick facts

CountryCanada
Continent / regionAmericas
Elevation2,377 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)50.12°N, 123.29°W · view on map

Mount Cayley volcanic field rises to 2,377 m in Canada, in Americas. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More peaks in Canada

King Peak (Yukon) · Crowfoot Mountain (Alberta) · Mount Logan · Mount Macdonald · Mount Garibaldi · Monmouth Mountain · Mount Carleton · Mount Meager (British Columbia) · Mount Augusta · Mount Hubbard.

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