Piccolo Summit Explained

Piccolo Summit
Elevation M:2043
Prominence M:73
Location:British Columbia, Canada
District:New Westminster Land District
Range:Fitzsimmons Range
Coordinates:50.0467°N -122.9408°W
Type:Volcanic
Age:Late Cretaceous

Piccolo Summit is a summit in the Fitzsimmons Range of the Garibaldi Ranges of the Pacific Ranges in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the north side of Cheakamus Lake just southeast of the town of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park. The mountain is the highest point of a group of hills called the Musical Bumps.

In 2004, volcanologist Jack Souther of the Geological Survey of Canada convinced that Piccolo Summit is composed of lava flows that erupted from a volcano about 100 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period.[1] Nearby Whistler Mountain is composed of lava flows and nearby Flute Summit is a subvolcanic intrusion that was formed during the same period.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Souther. Whistler Naturalists. August 12, 2004. Why Flute is Red and Piccolo Green.