Mount Somolenko

Mount Somolenko
Highest point
Elevation 2,658 m (8,720 ft)
Prominence 493 m (1,617 ft)
Listing

List of volcanoes in Canada

List of Cascade volcanoes

Coordinates 51°28′09.8″N 126°06′10.1″W / 51.469389°N 126.102806°W / 51.469389; -126.102806
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Pacific Ranges
Topo map NTS 92M/08
Geology
Volcanic arc/belt

Cascade Volcanic Arc

Pemberton Volcanic Belt

Mount Somolenko is a volcanic peak in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located 83 km (52 mi) east of Rivers Inlet and 7 km (4 mi) south of Mount Silverthrone. It is the highest peak south of Mount Silverthrone in the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield.[1]

Mount Somolenko lies in a circular volcanic depression in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains called the Silverthrone Caldera.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mount Somolenko in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia


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