Mount Barr
Mount Barr is a mountain in the Skagit Range of the Cascade Mountains of southern British Columbia, Canada, located on the northeast side of Wahleach Lake and just southwest of Hope. It is a ridge highpoint with an elevation of 1,907 m (6,257 ft).
| Mount Barr | |
|---|---|
  Mount Barr Location in western British Columbia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,907 m (6,257 ft) |
| Prominence | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°15′49″N 121°33′35″W [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Skagit Range, Cascade Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 092/H05 |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Intrusive |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Canadian Cascade Arc Pemberton Volcanic Belt |
Mount Barr is one of several magmatic features just north of the Chilliwack batholith. It is part of a large circular igneous intrusion that was placed along the Fraser Fault 16 to 21 million years ago.[2][3] The intrusion is part of the Pemberton Volcanic Belt, an eroded volcanic belt that formed as a result of subduction of the Farallon Plate starting 29 million years ago.[2][4][5]
References
- "Mount Barr". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- "Miocene peralkaline volcanism in west-central British Columbia - Its temporal and plate-tectonics setting" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
- Chapter 5: The Cascade Episode
- Cenozoic to Recent plate configurations in the Pacific Basin: Ridge subduction and slab window magmatism in western North America
- Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Franklin Glacier Archived 2010-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
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