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The Sphinx (volcano)

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Parent range
  
Garibaldi Ranges

Mountain type
  
Subglacial mound

Prominence
  
212 m

Last eruption
  
Pleistocene

Topo map
  
NTS 92G/15

Elevation
  
2,402 m

Province
  
British Columbia

Mountain range
  
Garibaldi Ranges

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Location
  
Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Volcanic arc/belt
  
Cascade Volcanic Arc Garibaldi Volcanic Belt

Similar
  
Castle Towers Mountain, Garibaldi Lake volcanic fi, The Table, Cinder Cone, Mount Price

The Sphinx is a subglacial mound in the southernmost Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is south-east of Garibaldi Lake. The volcano is part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt which is a segment of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, but it is not within the geographic boundary of the Cascade Range. It is believed The Sphinx last erupted in the Pleistocene age.

Map of The Sphinx, Fraser Valley F, BC, Canada

References

The Sphinx (volcano) Wikipedia