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Opal Cone

Coordinates: 49°49′38.0″N 122°58′16.0″W / 49.827222°N 122.971111°W / 49.827222; -122.971111
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Opal Cone
Highest point
Elevation1,736 m (5,696 ft)
Prominence86 m (282 ft)
Coordinates49°49′38.0″N 122°58′16.0″W / 49.827222°N 122.971111°W / 49.827222; -122.971111
Geography
Opal Cone is located in British Columbia
Opal Cone
Opal Cone
Location in British Columbia
Map
Interactive map of Opal Cone
LocationGaribaldi Park, British Columbia, Canada
DistrictNew Westminster Land District
Parent rangeGaribaldi Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92G15 Mamquam Mountain
Geology
Rock ageHolocene
Mountain typeCinder cone
Volcanic arc/beltCanadian Cascade Arc
Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
Last eruption9300 BP

Opal Cone is a cinder cone located on the southeast flank of Mount Garibaldi in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is the source of a 15 km (9 mi) long broad dacite lava flow with prominent wrinkled ridges. The lava flow is unusually long for a silicic lava flow.

Opal Cone is a member of the Cascade Volcanoes, but it is located in the Garibaldi Ranges in the Coast Mountains and not in the Cascade Range proper.

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References

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  • "Opal Cone". BC Geographical Names.
  • Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes:Opal Cone