Capricorn Mountain

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Capricorn Mountain
Elevation 2,551 metres (8,369 feet)
Location British Columbia, Canada
Range Pacific Ranges
Coordinates 50°37′25.9″N, 123°31′47.3″W
Type Stratovolcano
Age of rock Pliocene
Last eruption Pleistocene
First ascent 1931 N. Carter; A. Dalgleish; T. Fyles; M. Winram
Easiest route Climbing

Capricorn Mountain is one of the six named volcanic peaks of Mount Meager in British Columbia, Canada. The slopes of Capricorn Mountain appear to be more gentle than the other volcanic peaks. The massif consists of a boomerang shaped ridge, with one summit on each end of the boomerang and the the main summit in the centre.

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