Coquihalla Mountain

Coquihalla Mountain
Eastern flank of Coquihalla Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	2,157 m (7,077 ft)
Prominence	816 m (2,677 ft)
Listing	List of volcanoes in Canada List of Cascade volcanoes
Coordinates	49°31′30.0″N 121°03′36.0″W
Geography
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	Yale Division Yale Land District
Parent range	Bedded Range
Topo map	NTS 92H11 Spuzzum
Geology
Rock age	22 million years
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Pemberton Volcanic Belt Canadian Cascade Arc
Last eruption	21 million years

Coquihalla Mountain is an extinct stratovolcano in Similkameen Country, southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Falls Lake and 22 km (14 mi) west of Tulameen between the Coquihalla and Tulameen rivers. With a topographic prominence of 816 m (2,677 ft), it towers above adjacent mountain ridges. It is the highest mountain in the Bedded Range of the northern Canadian Cascades with an elevation of 2,157 m (7,077 ft) and lies near the physiographic boundaries with the Coast Mountains on the west and the Interior Plateau on the east.

Geology

Coquihalla Mountain is a major preserved feature in the Miocene age Pemberton Volcanic Belt that was erupting about 21 to 22 million years ago. Like the Pemberton Volcanic Belt, Coquihalla Mountain formed as result of Cascadia subduction.

See also

• Jim Kelly Peak
• Volcanism of Canada
• Volcanism of Western Canada
• List of volcanoes in Canada
• Garibaldi Volcanic Belt

External links

• "Coquihalla Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
• "Coquihalla Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
• "Coquihalla Mountain, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
• "Coquihalla Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
• Geology of the Coquihalla Volcanic Complex, southwestern British Columbia