Parent range Tahltan Highland Mountain type Subglacial mound Province British Columbia | Age of rock Pleistocene Elevation 2,400 m Last eruption Pleistocene | |
Location British Columbia, Canada Volcanic arc/belt Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province Mountain range Spectrum Range, Tahltan Highland People also search for Tsekone Ridge, Tennena Cone | ||
Pillow Ridge is a ridge of the Tahltan Highland in northern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Telegraph Creek. It extends northwest from Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park.
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Map of Pillow Ridge, Kitimat-Stikine D, BC, Canada
History
As its name suggests, Pillow Ridge was named on January 2, 1980 by the Geological Survey of Canada for the classic exposures of subaqueous pillow lava that form the ridge.
Geology
Pillow Ridge is a volcanic feature associated with the Mount Edziza volcanic complex which in turn form part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. It is a subglacial mound that formed in the Pleistocene period when this area was buried beneath glacial ice during the last ice age.
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