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Ice Peak

Coordinates: 57°41′26″N 130°38′08″W / 57.69056°N 130.63556°W / 57.69056; -130.63556
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Ice Peak
Ice Peak is located in British Columbia
Ice Peak
Ice Peak
Location in British Columbia
Map
Interactive map of Ice Peak
Highest point
Elevation2,526 m (8,287 ft)[1]
Prominence56 m (184 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates57°41′26″N 130°38′08″W / 57.69056°N 130.63556°W / 57.69056; -130.63556[2]
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCassiar Land District
Parent rangeTahltan Highland
Topo mapNTS 104G10 Mount Edziza
Geology
Rock agePleistocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic beltNorthern Cordilleran Province[3]
Last eruptionHolocene

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 2,500-metre-high (8,200-foot) summit which represents the western rim of a small caldera.[4] The Ice Peak stratovolcano has been largely destroyed by glacial erosion but it was volcanically active during the Holocene.[3][4] 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][5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ice Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  2. ^ a b c "Ice Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  3. ^ a b "Ice Peak". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.
  4. ^ a b Wood, Charles A.; Kienle, Jürgen (1990). Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada. Cambridge University Press. p. 125. ISBN 0-521-43811-X.
  5. ^ "Conservancy renamed Ice Mountain, reflects Tahltan heritage". Government of British Columbia. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-04-30.