Ilgachuz Range
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| Ilgachuz Range | |
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| Elevation | 2,410 metres (7,414 feet) |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Range | Chilcotin Plateau |
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| Type | Shield volcano |
The Ilgachuz Range is one of the three eroded, major shield volcanoes in the Anahim Volcanic Belt in British Columbia, Canada, located 20 miles (30 km) north of Anahim Lake. The Anahim Volcanic Belt includes other immediately-nearby ranges, the Rainbow and Itcha Ranges. It was formed when the North American Plate moved over a hotspot, similar to the one feeding the Hawaiian Islands, known as the Anahim hotspot. The shield volcano erupted special kinds of low-viscosity magmas, the youngest of which are several million years old. The highest peak of the range is Far Mountain. Like most volcanoes in British Columbia, it is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire that includes over 160 active volcanoes.
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[edit] Subsidiary peaks
The Ilgachuz Range contains 13 peaks, including:
- Calliope Mountain
- Camlick Mountain
- Campanula Peak
- Cindercone Peak
- Crepis Peak
- Far Mountain
- Go-around Mountain
- Hump Mountain
- Mizzen Mountain
- Mount Scot
- Pipe Organ Mountain
- Saxifraga Mountain
- Tundra Mountain
[edit] Itcha Ilgachuz Provincial Park
The Itcha and Ilgachuz Ranges form the core of the Itcha Ilgachuz Provincial Park, while the Rainbow Range lies partly in the Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park.
[edit] See also
- Rainbow Range
- Itcha Range
- Anahim hotspot
- Anahim Volcanic Belt
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- Itcha Ilgachuz Provincial Park
- Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park
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