Vulcan's Thumb

Vulcan's Thumb
Highest point
Elevation2,290 m (7,510 ft)
Coordinates50°06′41.06″N 123°17′40.22″W / 50.1114056°N 123.2945056°W / 50.1114056; -123.2945056
Geography
Vulcan's Thumb is located in British Columbia
Vulcan's Thumb
Vulcan's Thumb
Location in British Columbia
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictNew Westminster Land District
Parent rangePacific Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92J3 Brandywine Falls
Geology
Rock agePleistocene
Mountain typePinnacle
Volcanic arc/beltCanadian Cascade Arc
Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
Climbing
First ascentNone

The Vulcan's Thumb is a rock pinnacle in the Pacific Ranges of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest of a number of slender pinnacles protruding from the sharp summit ridge of Pyroclastic Peak, which forms part of the Mount Cayley massif.[1]

Three eruptive stages built the Mount Cayley massif, the second of which is named after the Vulcan's Thumb.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kelman, M. C., Russell, J. K., Hickson, C. J. (2001). "Preliminary petrography and chemistry of the Mount Cayley volcanic field, British Columbia", Current Research Part A, Geological Survey of Canada Paper 2001-A11, pp. 4, 5.
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