Ibex Mountain

Ibex Mountain
Elevation 2,106 m (6,909 ft)
Prominence 841 m (2,759 ft)
Location
Location Yukon, Canada
Range Dezadeash Range
Coordinates 60°31′16.3″N 135°29′40.2″W / 60.521194°N 135.494500°WCoordinates: 60°31′16.3″N 135°29′40.2″W / 60.521194°N 135.494500°W
Topo map NTS 115D/11
Geology
Type Cinder cone
Age of rock Pleistocene
Volcanic arc/belt Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruption Pleistocene

Ibex Mountain is a young cinder cone in the Yukon Territory, Canada, located 33 km southwest of Whitehorse and 12 km southeast of Mount Arkell. It is in a group of basaltic cones and lava flows called Alligator Lake and is in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. It is believed Ibex Mountain last erupted during the Pleistocene.[1] Ibex Mountain is at the head of the Ibex River, which is southeast of Whitehorse. There is a road that runs close to Ibex Lake on the southeast side of the summit. From there is the hike to the summit of the cone.[2]

The Ibex Valley, located approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Whitehorse, is named after the cone.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Ibex Mountain Cone Retrieved on 2007-06-16
  2. ↑ "Ibex Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2007-06-16.