The Sphinx

The Sphinx

Infobox Mountain
Name=The Sphinx
Photo=Mount_Garibaldi_002.jpg
Caption= The Sphinx in July 2001
Elevation=Convert|2402|m|ft|0|abbr=on
Location=Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Range=Garibaldi Ranges
Prominence =Convert|212|m|ft|0|abbr=on
Coordinates =coord|49|54|07.0|N|122|57|05.0|W|type:mountain_region:CA|display=inline,title
Topographic
NTS 92G/15
Type=Subglacial mound
Volcanic_Arc/Belt=Cascade Volcanic ArcclearGaribaldi Volcanic Belt
Age=
Last eruption=Pleistocene
First ascent=
Easiest route=
"For other uses, see The Sphinx (disambiguation)."

The Sphinx is a subglacial mound in the southernmost Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is south-east of Garibaldi Lake. The volcano 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. It is believed The Sphinx last erupted in the Pleistocene age. [ [http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/volcanoes/cat/volcano_e.php?id=gvb_smr_018 Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Sphinx Moraine] Retrieved on 2007-08-01]

ee also

*Volcanism in Canada
*List of volcanoes in Canada

References

External links

* [http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=615 The Sphinx] in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia


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