Cottonwood Peak

Cottonwood Peak
Cottonwood Peak
Elevation 1,640 m (5,381 ft)
Location
Location British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates 59°24′N 130°15′W / 59.40°N 130.25°W / 59.40; -130.25
Geology
Age of rock Pleistocene
Volcanic arc/belt Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruption Pleistocene

Cottonwood Peak is a mountain in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located in the Iverson Creek area. It is a volcanic feature of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province that formed in the past 1.6 million years during the Pleistocene Epoch.[1]

See also

  • List of volcanoes in Canada
  • List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
  • Volcanic history of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
  • Volcanism of Canada
  • Volcanism of Western Canada

References



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