Pyroclastic Peak
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Pyroclastic Peak | |
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Elevation | 2,349 metres (7,707 feet) |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Range | Pacific Ranges |
Prominence | 145 m |
Coordinates | |
Topo map | NTS 92J/03 |
Type | Outcrop |
Age of rock | Pleistocene |
Last eruption | Pleistocene |
First ascent | 1907 R. Chicoine; F. Douglas; R. Wyborn |
Pyroclastic Peak is the seconed highest of the five named volcanic peaks immediately south of Mount Cayley in British Columbia, Canada. It is steep and rotten and is located 12 km southwest of Callaghan Lake and 24 km west of Whistler. It is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire that includes over 160 active volcanoes.