Meszah Peak
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| Meszah Peak | |
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| Elevation | 2,166 m (7,106 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,101 m (3,612 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Range | Level Mountain Range, Nahlin Plateau (western Stikine Plateau) |
| Coordinates | 58°28′43.0″N 131°26′13.9″W / 58.47861°N 131.437194°WCoordinates: 58°28′43.0″N 131°26′13.9″W / 58.47861°N 131.437194°W |
| Topo map | NTS 104J/06 |
| Geology | |
| Type | Volcanic cone |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province |
| Last eruption | Pleistocene |
Meszah Peak is a volcanic cone located 66 km (41 mi) north of Telegraph Creek and 136 km (85 mi) southwest of Zus Mountain. It is the highest mountain of the Level Mountain Range, a massive shield volcano forming the most voluminous and most persistent eruptive centre in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province.
[edit] See also
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
- Volcanism of Canada
- Volcanism of Western Canada
- Geography of Canada
- Geography of British Columbia
- Geology of the Pacific Northwest
- Heart Peaks
- Atsutla Range
[edit] References
- "Level Mountain". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1200-05-.
- Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Meszah Peak
[edit] External links
- Level Mountain in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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