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Parent range
  
Age of rock
  
Elevation
  
2,677 m

Prominence
  
947 m

Last eruption
  
Topo map
  
NTS 92J/12

Mountain type
  
First ascent
  
1931

Province
  
British Columbia

Mountain range
  
Pacific Ranges

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Volcanic arc/belt
  
Canadian Cascade ArcGaribaldi Volcanic Belt

Similar
  
Pyroclastic Peak, Little Ring Mountain, Vulcan's Thumb, Round Mountain, Mount Frederick William

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Plinth Peak, sometimes called Plinth Mountain, is the highest satellite cone of Mount Meager, and one of four overlapping volcanic cones which together form a large volcanic complex in the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt of the Canadian Cascade Arc. It is one of the most recently formed volcanic formations of the Mount Meager massif.

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Map of Plinth Peak, Squamish-Lillooet C, BC, Canada

Plinth Peak is the highest volcanic peak of Mount Meager. Located on the steep north flank of Plinth is the remnant of an inner crater wall that was destroyed by a lateral blast during a period of volcanic activity about 2,350 years ago.

References

Plinth Peak Wikipedia


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