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Lightning Peak (British Columbia)

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Topo map
  
NTS 82E/15

Mountain type
  
Outcrop

Prominence
  
154 m

Last eruption
  
Pliocene

Age of rock
  
Pliocene

Elevation
  
2,139 m

Province
  
British Columbia

Location
  
British Columbia, Canada

Lightning Peak is an eroded volcanic outcrop in the Chilcotin Group, British Columbia, Canada, located 31 km (19 mi) west of Needles. It is in the Kelowna area, and peridot can be found at this peak. Lightning Peak is thought to have formed as a result of extension of the crust behind the coastal subduction zone and last erupted during the Pliocene. Like most volcanoes in British Columbia, Lightning Peak is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, that includes over 160 active volcanoes.

Map of Lightning Peak, North Okanagan E, BC, Canada

References

Lightning Peak (British Columbia) Wikipedia