Parent range Pacific Ranges Mountain type Tuya Elevation 2,192 m Prominence 260 m First ascender John Clarke | Age of rock Unknown Last eruption Unknown First ascent 1968 Province British Columbia Mountain range Pacific Ranges | |
Location British Columbia, Canada Volcanic arc/belt Canadian Cascade Arc
Garibaldi Volcanic Belt Similar Little Ring Mountain, Mount Callaghan, Pyroclastic Peak, The Table, Vulcan's Thumb |
Ring Mountain, also called Crucible Dome, is a tuya in the Mount Cayley volcanic field, British Columbia, Canada. It has a horseshoe shaped crater, located on the east side of the upper Squamish River. Outcrops on Ring Mountain's western side contain highly variable, fine-scale jointing and are locally broken down into many small spires and knobs. The age of Ring Mountain is unknown, but probably formed during the Fraser Glaciation like most tuyas in Canada.
Map of Ring Mountain, Squamish-Lillooet D, BC, Canada
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