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North America / Canada / Plinth Peak
Record SL-847004 · Wikidata Q7204995

Plinth Peak

No list classifications
Elevation
2,677 m
8,783 ft
Prominence
947 m
Isolation
Coordinates
50.6452° N, 123.5110° W
Grid ref
Plinth Peak
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Description

Wikipedia

Plinth Peak, sometimes called Plinth Mountain, is the highest satellite cone of the Mount Meager massif, and one of four overlapping volcanic cones which together form a large volcanic complex in the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt of the Canadian Cascade Arc. It is one of the most recently formed volcanic formations of the Mount Meager massif. Plinth Peak is the highest volcanic peak of the Mount Meager massif. Located on the steep north flank of Plinth is the remnant of an inner crater wall that was destroyed by a lateral blast during a period of volcanic activity about 2,350 years ago.

First ascent

Date
1931
Source · wikipedia

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Bridge River Vent 1,524 m NE 27° 1.4 km
Mount Meager 2,650 m S 162° 1.6 km
Tricouni Peak 2,122 m S 162° 1.6 km
Perkin's Pillar 2,430 m SW 204° 1.8 km
Capricorn Mountain 2,551 m SW 211° 2.8 km
Mount Job 2,493 m SW 232° 3.7 km