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Ice Peak

Coordinates: 57°41′26.0″N 130°38′07.0″W / 57.690556°N 130.635278°W / 57.690556; -130.635278
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Ice Peak
Map
Highest point
Elevation2,526 m (8,287 ft)
Prominence56 m (184 ft)
Coordinates57°41′26.0″N 130°38′07.0″W / 57.690556°N 130.635278°W / 57.690556; -130.635278
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeTahltan Highland
Topo mapNTS 104G/10
Geology
Rock agePleistocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionHolocene

Ice Peak is a stratovolcano, located 39 km (24 mi) west of Tatogga and 3 km (2 mi) south of Mount Edziza, British Columbia, Canada. It overlaps the 7.5-million-year-old Armadillo Peak. It lies on a large volcanic plateau, which is made of basaltic lava flows from the massive Mount Edziza volcanic complex. Ice Peak last erupted during the Holocene.

The summit of Ice Peak is a remnant of the western rim of a small summit caldera, which has been nearly destroyed by alpine glaciation.

Ice Peak gets name because it is almost completely surrounded by glaciers.

See also

References

  • "Ice Peak". BC Geographical Names.
  • "Ice Peak". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes.