Pyroclastic Peak

50°06′51.8″N 123°17′34.1″W / 50.114389°N 123.292806°W / 50.114389; -123.292806GeographyLocationBritish Columbia, CanadaDistrictNew Westminster Land DistrictParent rangePacific RangesTopo mapNTS 92J3 Brandywine FallsGeologyAge of rockPleistoceneMountain typeStratovolcanoVolcanic arc/beltCanadian Cascade ArcGaribaldi Volcanic BeltLast eruptionPleistoceneClimbingFirst ascent1971 R. Chicoine; F. Douglas; R. Wyborn^[1]

Pyroclastic Peak is the second highest of the five named volcanic peaks immediately south of Mount Cayley in British Columbia, Canada. It is steep and rotten and is located 12 km (7 mi) southwest of Callaghan Lake and 24 km (15 mi) west of Whistler. It is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire that includes over 160 active volcanoes.

On the south ridge of Pyroclastic Peak is a feature known as The Vulcan's Thumb which remains unclimbed^[1] because of the looseness of the rock.

See also

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

References