Meszah Peak

Meszah Peak is a volcanic cone located 66 km (41 mi) north of Telegraph Creek and 136 km (85 mi) southwest of Zus Mountain in British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest peak of the Level Mountain Range, a cluster of bare peaks on the summit of the massive Level Mountain shield volcano, which forms the most voluminous and most persistent eruptive centre in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province.

Meszah Peak
Highest point
Elevation2,166 m (7,106 ft)
Prominence1,101 m (3,612 ft)
Coordinates58°28′43.0″N 131°26′13.9″W
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeLevel Mountain Range, Nahlin Plateau (western Stikine Plateau)
Topo mapNTS 104J/06
Geology
Mountain typeVolcanic cone
Volcanic arc/beltNorthern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruptionPleistocene

See also

References

  • "Level Mountain". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Meszah Peak
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