Twin Peaks (British Columbia)

Twin Peaks
Highest point
Elevation 1,208 m (3,963 ft)
Prominence 383 m (1,257 ft)
Coordinates 50°29′55″N 127°14′50″W / 50.49861°N 127.24722°W / 50.49861; -127.24722
Geography
Location Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Vancouver Island Ranges
Topo map NTS 92L/06
Geology
Age of rock 3.0 million years[1]
Volcanic arc/belt Alert Bay Volcanic Belt[1]

Twin Peaks, also known as Twin Peaks Mountain, is a volcanic peak on northern Vancouver Island in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest of Port McNeill. It consists of andesite lava that was erupted three million years ago when the Alert Bay Volcanic Belt was volcanically active during the Pliocene period.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wood, Charles A.; Kienle, Jürgen (2001). Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-521-43811-7.


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