Devastator Peak

Devastator Peak
Elevation	2,327 m (7,635 ft)
Prominence	67 m (220 ft)
Location
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Range	Pacific Ranges
Coordinates	50°35′34″N 123°31′51″W / 50.59278°N 123.53083°W / 50.59278; -123.53083Coordinates: 50°35′34″N 123°31′51″W / 50.59278°N 123.53083°W / 50.59278; -123.53083
Topo map	NTS 92J/12
Geology
Type	Volcanic plug
Age of rock	Pliocene
Volcanic arc/belt	Cascade Volcanic Arc Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
Last eruption	Pleistocene
Climbing
First ascent	1931 N. Carter; A. Dalgleish; T. Fyles; M. Winram

Devastator Peak, also known as The Devastator, is the lowest and southernmost of the six subsidiary peaks that form the Mount Meager massif in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located 55 km (34 mi) west of Bralorne.

Geology

Devastator Peak is a dissected andesitic volcanic plug, which was part of a larger structure of Mount Meager, but parts eroded away, leaving Devastator Peak. Like the rest of the Mount Meager massif, it is part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt which is a segment of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, but it is not within the geographic boundary of the Cascade Range.

Devastator Peak was the source for a thick sequence of andesite lava flows that occurred 0.5-1.0 million years ago. Erosional remnants of these flows form the stratified crags of Pylon Peak. The slopes of the peak are highly unstable, consisting of weak, hydrothermally altered felsic rocks. There have been many recent debris flows which have flowed down into the Meager Creek drainage.

See also

• List of volcanoes in Canada
• Mount Meager
• Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
• Cascade Volcanoes
• Volcanism in Canada

References

• "Devastator Peak". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/14555.html.