Ice Peak is the prominent south peak of Mount Edziza in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.[2] It is the eroded remains of a stratovolcano predating the main edifice of Mount Edziza and contains a 2,500-metre-high (8,200-foot) summit which represents the western rim of a small caldera.[4] The Ice Peak stratovolcano has been largely destroyed by glacial erosion but it was volcanically active during the Holocene.[3][4] Ice Peak and the main mass of Mount Edziza are wholly known to the local Tahltan as Tenh Dẕetle which translates to Ice Mountain.[2][5]
| Ice Peak | |
|---|---|
  Ice Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,526 m (8,287 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 56 m (184 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 57°41′26″N 130°38′08″W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Parent range | Tahltan Highland |
| Topo map | NTS 104G10 Mount Edziza |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic belt | Northern Cordilleran Province[3] |
| Last eruption | Holocene |
See also
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