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.[2]
Ring Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,192 m (7,192 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 260 m (850 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 50°13′17″N 123°17′58″W / 50.22139°N 123.29944°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
District | New Westminster Land District |
Parent range | Pacific Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 92J3 Brandywine Falls |
Geology | |
Rock age | Unknown |
Mountain type | Tuya |
Volcanic arc/belt | Canadian Cascade Arc Garibaldi Volcanic Belt |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1968 John Clarke[1] |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d "Ring Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
- ^ "Ring Mountain". Volcanology Laboratory. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 2007-02-03.