Bridge River Cones
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| Bridge River Cones | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,500 m (8,202 ft) |
| Location | Upper Bridge River, British Columbia, Canada |
| Range | Pacific Ranges |
| Coordinates | |
| Type | Volcanic field |
| Age of rock | Holocene |
| Last eruption | Unknown, possibly younger than 500[1] |
The Bridge River Cones is the name given to a volcanic field located on the north flank of the upper Bridge River, about 40 kilometres west of the town of Gold Bridge. The cones are in the lee of the Lillooet Icecap and sit astride a group of passes between the Bridge River, which flows W-E to their south, and the Lord River, which flows north to the Taseko Lakes in the Chilcotin District.
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[edit] Geology
The Bridge River Cones are a small group of trachybasaltic and basaltic eruptive centers at the northern end of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt in southwestern British Columbia. The youngest lava flows within the field could be less than 1500 years old.[1] The Bridge River Cones are part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, but is not in the geographic Cascade Range.
[edit] Volcanoes
The volcanoes within the field include:
- Tuber Hill
- Tuber Hill East
- Sham Hill
- Nichols Valley Flows
- Salal Glacier
[edit] See also
- Bridge River Power Project
- Bridge River, British Columbia
- Bridge River Indian Band
- Bridge River Canyon
- Bridge River Country
- Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
- Cascade Volcanoes
- Cascade Range
- Spruce Lake Protected Area
- Ts'il?os Provincial Park
- Lillooet Icecap
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- NASA/JPL satellite images - location only
- Smithsonian Institution description
