Black Dome Mountain

: "See Black Dome for other mountains of this name."Infobox Mountain
Name=Black Dome Mountain
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Elevation=convert|2252|m|ft|0
Location=British Columbia, Canada
Range=Camelsfoot Range, Interior Plateau
Prominence =convert|662|m|ft|0|abbr=on
Coordinates =coord|51|19|54.8|N|122|29|07.1|W |type:mountain_region:CA |display=title,inline
Topographic
NTS 92O/08
Type=Butte
Age=Eocene
Last eruption=Pliocene
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Black Dome Mountain is the most northerly summit of the Camelsfoot Range, which lies along the west side of the Fraser River, north of Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada. It is an ancient butte-like volcano located in the formation known as the Chilcotin Plateau Basalts, which lie between the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains and the mid-Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada.

Location and terrain

Black Dome is located in the angle of Churn Creek and the Fraser Canyon, 27 km southwest of Dog Creek Bridge at Gang Ranch. It is the northernmost summit of the Camelsfoot Range, which lines the west bank of the Fraser north of Lillooet. The Churn Creek Protected Area adjoins the north and western flanks of the mountain, while the Fraser Canyon runs southward along its eastern flank.

Geology

Location map
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caption=Location of Black Dome Mountain

Like other volcanic landforms in British Columbia, Black Dome Mountain is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire which includes over 160 active volcanoes. There are obsidian deposits and other deposits around the volcano. It has produced olivine basalt dykes, lavas, and agglomerate. Black Dome Mountain is thought to have formed as a result of extension of the crust behind the Cascadia subduction zone and last erupted during the Pliocene.

History

During the early 1950s, Black Dome Mountain was the site of gold mining prospects by Bralorne Mines Inc. and produced a bit of an excitement for people that lived near the mountain.

ee also

*Chilcotin Plateau Basalts
*Anahim Volcanic Belt
*Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
*List of volcanoes in Canada
*Volcanism in Canada

External links

* [http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=6825 Bivouac's page Black Dome Mountain]
* [http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/DL/GSBPubs/GeoFldWk/1979/06_church_p52-54.pdf Black Dome Mountain Volcanic History]
* [http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/DL/GSBPubs/GeoFldWk/1986/039-041-church.pdf Bubble Hot Spring]