Opal Cone
Appearance
Opal Cone | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,736 m (5,696 ft) |
Prominence | 86 m (282 ft) |
Coordinates | 49°49′38.0″N 122°58′16.0″W / 49.827222°N 122.971111°W |
Geography | |
Location | Garibaldi Park, British Columbia, Canada |
Parent range | Garibaldi Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 92.G/15 |
Geology | |
Rock age | Holocene |
Mountain type | Cinder cone |
Volcanic arc/belt | Canadian Cascade ArcGaribaldi Volcanic Belt |
Last eruption | 9300 BP |
Opal Cone is a cinder cone located on the southeast flank of Mount Garibaldi in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is the source of a 15 km (9 mi) long broad dacite lava flow with prominent wrinkled ridges. The lava flow is unusually long for a silicic lava flow.
Opal Cone is a member of the Cascade Volcanoes, but it is located in the Garibaldi Ranges in the Coast Mountains and not in the Cascade Range proper.
See also
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- Volcanism of Canada
- Volcanism of Western Canada
- Cascade Volcanoes
- Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
- Garibaldi Lake volcanic field
External links
- Opal Cone in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
- Hiking Opal Cone - Online guide for hiking to the summit
References