Clinker Peak

Clinker Peak
Clinker Peak (center) and Mount Price (left)
Highest point
Elevation1,992 m (6,535 ft)[1]
Prominence62 m (203 ft)
Coordinates49°54′53″N 123°02′38″W / 49.914722°N 123.043889°W / 49.914722; -123.043889[2]
Geography
DistrictNew Westminster Land District
Parent rangeGaribaldi Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92G14 Cheakamus River
Geology
Age of rockHolocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt
Last eruption9,000 years ago
Climbing
First ascent1912 BCMC Party

Clinker Peak is a peak on the shoulder of Mount Price in the Garibaldi Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. It is a stratovolcano in the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, part of the Clinker Ridge on the west side of Garibaldi Lake. Clinker Peak is considered a volcanic vent of Mount Price, and produced two large lava flows approximately 9,000 years ago, that ponded against the retreating continental ice sheet and formed The Barrier, containing Garibaldi Lake. Clinker Peak is about 9.5 km (5.9 mi) from the abandoned settlement of Garibaldi. The nearest populated areas are Squamish, 25 km (16 mi) to the south, and Whistler 23 km (14 mi) north.

Map showing the location of a zone with related volcanoes
The Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, showing its isolated volcanoes and related volcanic features

Notes

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  1. ^ "Clinker Peak". Bivouac.com.
  2. ^ "Clinker Peak". BC Geographical Names.
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