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Devastator Peak

Coordinates: 50°35′34″N 123°31′51″W / 50.59278°N 123.53083°W / 50.59278; -123.53083
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Devastator Peak
Map
Highest point
Elevation2,327 m (7,635 ft)
Prominence67 m (220 ft)
Coordinates50°35′34″N 123°31′51″W / 50.59278°N 123.53083°W / 50.59278; -123.53083
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangePacific Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92J/12
Geology
Rock agePliocene
Mountain typeVolcanic plug
Last eruptionPleistocene
Climbing
First ascent1931 N. Carter; A. Dalgleish; T. Fyles; M. Winram

Devastator Peak, sometimes called The Devastator, is the lowest of the six satellite peaks of the Mount Meager volcanic complex, located 55 km (34 mi) west of Bralorne, British Columbia, Canada.

Devastator Peak is a dissected andesitic volcanic plug, which was part of a larger structure of Mount Meager, but parts eroded away, leaving Devastator Peak. Like the rest of the Mount Meager group, it is part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt which is a segment of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, but it is not within the geographic boundary of the Cascade Range.

Geology

Devastator Peak was the source for a thick sequence of andesite lava flows that occurred 0.5-1.0 million years ago. Erosional remnants of these flows form the stratified crags of Pylon Peak. The slopes of the peak are highly unstable, consisting of weak, hydrothermally altered felsic rocks. There have been many recent debris flows which have flowed down into the Meager Creek drainage.

See also

References

  • "Devastator Peak". BC Geographical Names.