Mount Garibaldi : Ask Biography

Mountain information

Name

Mount Garibaldi

Elevation

8786.1 ft (2678 m)

Prominence

2805.1 ft (855 m)

Listing

List of volcanoes in Canada List of Cascade volcanoes

Location

Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

Range

Garibaldi Ranges

Region

CA-BC

Type

Stratovolcano

Age

Pleistocene

Volcanic_Arc/Belt

Cascade Volcanic Arc Garibaldi Volcanic Belt

Last eruption

10,700-9,300 BP

First ascent

1907 A. Dalton; W. Dalton; W. Dalton; A. King; T. Pattison; J.J. Trorey; G. Warren

Easiest route

Glacier travel, snow climb

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Mount Garibaldi is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Sea to Sky Country of British Columbia, 80 km (49.7 mi) north of Vancouver, Canada. Located in the southernmost Coast Mountains, it is one of the most recognized peaks in the South Coast region, as well as British Columbia's best known volcano. It lies within the Garibaldi Ranges of the Pacific Ranges.

This heavily eroded dome complex occupies the southwest corner of Garibaldi Provincial Park overlooking the town of Squamish. It is the only major Pleistocene age volcano in North America known to have formed upon a glacier. Although part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt within the Cascade Volcanic Arc, it is not considered part of the Cascade Range.