Cinder Cone (British Columbia)
Cinder Cone is a cinder cone with a small crater on the west side of the Helm Glacier in Garibaldi Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. Cinder Cone is surrounded by cinder flats and its crater is filled with meltwater during the summer. Cinder Cone is eroded easily by meltwater during the spring, washing the pyroclastics into the Valley of Desolation. Cinder Cone produced a 9 km (6 mi) long lava flow during the early Holocene.
Cinder Cone | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,910 m (6,270 ft) |
Prominence | 120 m (390 ft) |
Coordinates | 49°58′18″N 123°00′25″W |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Parent range | Garibaldi Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 92G/14 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Holocene |
Mountain type | Cinder cone |
Volcanic arc/belt | Cascade Volcanic ArcGaribaldi Volcanic Belt |
Last eruption | Holocene |
References
- "Cinder Cone". BC Geographical Names.
- "Cinder Cone". Bivouac.com.
- Cinder Cone and Helm Glacier
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