Warden Peak
Warden Peak | |
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Victoria Peak on the left and Warden Peak on the right | |
Elevation | 1,970 m (6,460 ft) |
Prominence | 265 m (869 ft) |
Location | |
Location | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
Range | Vancouver Island Ranges |
Coordinates | 50°03′44.0″N 126°05′46.0″W / 50.062222°N 126.096111°W |
Topo map | NTS 92/L01 |
Geology | |
Type | Volcanic plug |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1968 Pat Guilbride; Peter Perfect; K. Pfeiffer |
Warden Peak is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 31 km (19.3 mi) north of Gold River and 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Victoria Peak.
Warden Peak is part of the Vancouver Island Ranges which in turn form part of the Insular Mountains.[1]
Geology
Like Victoria Peak immediately south, Warden Peak is the remnants of a volcanic plug, a volcanic formation when lava hardens within a vent of a volcano. If a plug is preserved, erosion may remove the surrounding rock while the erosion-resistant plug remains, producing a distinctive landform, such as Warden Peak.[1]
See also
- List of mountains in Canada
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Warden Peak in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia