Mount Fitzgerald (British Columbia)

Mount Fitzgerald is a volcanic peak in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located 84 km (52 mi) east of Rivers Inlet and 4 km (2 mi) east of Mount Silverthrone.[1]

Mount Fitzgerald
Highest point
Elevation2,641 m (8,665 ft)
Prominence336 m (1,102 ft)
ListingList of volcanoes in Canada
List of Cascade volcanoes
Coordinates51°31′01.9″N 126°03′56.2″W
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangePacific Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92M9 Machmell River
Geology
Volcanic arc/beltCascade Volcanic Arc
Pemberton Volcanic Belt

Mount Fitzgerald lies on the northern rim of a circular volcanic depression in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains called the Silverthrone Caldera.

See also

References

  1. Mount Fitzgerald in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
  • "Mount Fitzgerald". BC Geographical Names.


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