The Gargoyles | |
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Lava Peaks | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,823 m (5,981 ft) |
Coordinates | 49°48′20″N 122°59′51″W / 49.80556°N 122.99750°W |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | New Westminster Land District |
Protected area | Garibaldi Provincial Park |
Parent range | Garibaldi Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 92G15 Mamquam Mountain |
The Gargoyles are two mountain peaks in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Pacific Ranges in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The highest peak has an elevation of 1,823 m (5,981 ft) whereas the lowest peak has an elevation of 1,816 m (5,958 ft). [1] A deeply eroded obsidian dome remnant at The Gargoyles contains 77% silica content and is the only Quaternary high-silica rhyolite identified anywhere in the Cascade Volcanic Arc north of the Three Sisters. The age of this rhyolite is poorly known. [2]
The Gargoyles were originally mapped as the Lava Peaks by William Henry Mathews in 1958. The current name was suggested and adopted in 1978. [1] Another name applied to The Gargoyles is Lava Peak. [3]