Ice Peak Explained

Ice Peak
Elevation M:2526
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:56
Range:Tahltan Highland
Listing:Mountains of British Columbia
Location:British Columbia, Canada
District:Cassiar Land District
Map:Canada British Columbia
Coordinates:57.6906°N -130.6356°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Topo Maker:NTS
Type:Stratovolcano
Age:Pleistocene
Last Eruption:Holocene
Volcanic Belt:Northern Cordilleran Province
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Ice Peak is the prominent south peak of Mount Edziza in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.[2] It is the eroded remains of a stratovolcano predating the main edifice of Mount Edziza and contains a 2500m (8,200feet) summit which represents the western rim of a small caldera.[3] The Ice Peak stratovolcano has been largely destroyed by glacial erosion but it was volcanically active during the Holocene.[3] Ice Peak and the main mass of Mount Edziza are wholly known to the local Tahltan as Tenh Dẕetle which translates to Ice Mountain.[2] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. 7316. Ice Peak. 2016-11-12.
  2. 859. Ice Peak. 2016-11-12.
  3. Book: Wood. Charles A.. Kienle. Jürgen. Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada. 1990. Cambridge University Press. 125. 0-521-43811-X.
  4. Web site: Conservancy renamed Ice Mountain, reflects Tahltan heritage. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927092907/https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022ENV0012-000178. 2022-09-27. 9 February 2022 . Government of British Columbia. 2023-04-30.