Mount Job
Mount Job | |
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Mount Job | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,493 m (8,179 ft) |
Prominence | 237 m (778 ft) |
Coordinates | 50°37′29.1″N 123°33′02.4″W / 50.624750°N 123.550667°W |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Parent range | Pacific Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 92J/12 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pliocene |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt |
Canadian Cascade Arc Garibaldi Volcanic Belt |
Last eruption | Pleistocene |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1931 N. Carter; A. Dalgleish; T. Fyles; M. Winram |
Easiest route | Climbing |
Mount Job is one of the six named volcanic peaks of Mount Meager in British Columbia, Canada. It is a pile of rubble held together by volcanic ash and sand. The main summit of Mount Job is hard to climb because of difficult access and its horribly loose rock.
See also
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- Volcanism of Canada
- Volcanism of Western Canada
- Cascade Volcanoes
- Mount Meager
- Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
References
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