Opal Cone

Opal Cone is a cinder cone located on the southeast flank of Mount Garibaldi in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is the source of a 15 km (9 mi) long broad dacite lava flow with prominent wrinkled ridges. The lava flow is unusually long for a silicic lava flow.

Opal Cone
Highest point
Elevation	1,736 m (5,696 ft)
Prominence	86 m (282 ft)
Coordinates	49°49′38.0″N 122°58′16.0″W
Geography
Opal Cone Location in British Columbia
Interactive map of Opal Cone
Location	Garibaldi Park, British Columbia, Canada
District	New Westminster Land District
Parent range	Garibaldi Ranges
Topo map	NTS 92G15 Mamquam Mountain
Geology
Rock age	Holocene
Mountain type	Cinder cone
Volcanic arc	Canadian Cascade Arc
Volcanic belt	Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
Last eruption	9300 BP

Opal Cone is a member of the Cascade Volcanoes, but it is located in the Garibaldi Ranges in the Coast Mountains and not in the Cascade Range proper.

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See also

• List of volcanoes in Canada
• Volcanism of Canada
• Volcanism of Western Canada
• Cascade Volcanoes
• Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
• Garibaldi Lake volcanic field

External links

• Opal Cone in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
• Hiking Opal Cone - Online guide for hiking to the summit

References

• "Opal Cone". BC Geographical Names.
• Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes:Opal Cone