Mount Fitzgerald (British Columbia)

For other uses, see Mount Fitzgerald.
Mount Fitzgerald
Highest point
Elevation 2,641 m (8,665 ft)
Prominence 336 m (1,102 ft)
Listing

List of volcanoes in Canada

List of Cascade volcanoes

Coordinates 51°31′01.9″N 126°03′56.2″W / 51.517194°N 126.065611°W / 51.517194; -126.065611
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Pacific Ranges
Topo map NTS 92M/09
Geology
Volcanic arc/belt

Cascade Volcanic Arc

Pemberton Volcanic Belt

Mount Fitzgerald is a volcanic peak in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located 84 km (52 mi) east of Rivers Inlet and 4 km (2 mi) east of Mount Silverthrone.[1]

Mount Fitzgerald lies on the northern rim of a circular volcanic depression in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains called the Silverthrone Caldera.

See also

References

  1. Mount Fitzgerald in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia


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