Ibex Mountain
Appearance
Ibex Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,106 m (6,909 ft) |
Prominence | 841 m (2,759 ft) |
Coordinates | 60°31′16.3″N 135°29′40.2″W / 60.521194°N 135.494500°W |
Geography | |
Location | Yukon, Canada |
Parent range | Dezadeash Range |
Topo map | NTS 105D11 Whitehorse |
Geology | |
Rock age | Pleistocene |
Mountain type | Cinder cone |
Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province |
Last eruption | Pleistocene |
Ibex Mountain is a young cinder cone in the Yukon Territory, Canada, located 33 km southwest of Whitehorse and 12 km southeast of Mount Arkell. It is in a group of basaltic cones and lava flows called Alligator Lake volcanic complex and is in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. It is believed Ibex Mountain last erupted during the Pleistocene.[1] Ibex Mountain is at the head of the Ibex River, which is southeast of Whitehorse. There is a road that runs close to Ibex Lake on the southeast side of the summit. From there is the hike to the summit of the cone.[2]
The Ibex Valley, located approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Whitehorse, is named after the cone.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Ibex Mountain Cone Archived 2006-02-19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2007-06-16
- ^ "Ibex Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2007-06-16.