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Pacific Ranges
Range
none Mount Garibaldi
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Part of Coast Mountains
Highest point Mount Waddington
 - elevation 4,016 m (13,176 ft)
 - coordinates 51°22′30″N 125°15′30″W / 51.375, -125.25833
Pacific Ranges as defined in S. Holland Landforms of British Columbia
Pacific Ranges as defined in S. Mount Garibaldi is a potentially active Stratovolcano in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District of British Columbia, north of Vancouver, Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C The Coast Mountains are a Mountain range of the Pacific Cordillera, running along the north western shore of the North American continent extending south Mount Waddington, once known as Mystery Mountain, is the highest peak in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Holland Landforms of British Columbia

The Pacific Ranges are the southernmost subdivision of the Coast Mountains portion of the Pacific Cordillera. The Coast Mountains are a Mountain range of the Pacific Cordillera, running along the north western shore of the North American continent extending south The Pacific Coast Ranges are the series of Mountain ranges that stretch along the west coast of North America from Alaska to northern and central Mexico Located entirely within British Columbia, Canada, they run northwest from the lower stretches of the Fraser River to Bella Coola, north of which are the Kitimat Ranges. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C For other uses of this name see Fraser River (disambiguation. Bella Coola is a community of approximately 600 at the western extremity of the Bella Coola valley The Kitimat Ranges are one of the three main subdivisions of the Coast Mountains in Canada the other being the Pacific Ranges and Boundary Ranges.

The Pacific Ranges include four of the five major coastal icecaps in the southern Coast Mountains. The Coast Mountains are a Mountain range of the Pacific Cordillera, running along the north western shore of the North American continent extending south These are the largest temperate-latitude icecaps in the world and fuel a number of very major rivers (by volume, not length). One of these contains Mount Waddington, the highest summit entirely within British Columbia. Mount Waddington, once known as Mystery Mountain, is the highest peak in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Also within this region is Hunlen Falls, among the highest in Canada, located in Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.

Other than logging and a large ski resort at Whistler most of the land in the range is completely undeveloped. Whistler is a Resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia Historically, in the southern part of the range, mining was important at various times in the Lillooet, Bridge River and Squamish areas, and large pulp and paper mills at Powell River, Port Mellon and Woodfibre. The largest hydroelectric development in the Pacific Ranges is the Bridge River Power Project, though smaller hydro plants are on the Stave River-Alouette Lake system in Mission and Maple Ridge, the Daisy Lake-Squamish River division of the Cheakamus Powerhouse, and another power dam and power plant at Clowhom. The Bridge River Power Project is a hydroelectric power development in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the Lillooet Country Although the range was extensively surveyed for possible rail routes, only that of the Pacific Great Eastern (now part of CN) was eventually built; the Homathko River-Bute Inlet route, however, was one of the two main choices in the deliberations of the CPR's routing.

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Geography

Area of the Cascadia subduction zone, including the Cascade Volcanic Arc (red triangles)
Area of the Cascadia subduction zone, including the Cascade Volcanic Arc (red triangles)

The Pacific Ranges are part of the southern portion of the Coast Plutonic Complex and has been characterized by rapid rates of uplift over the past 4 million years, which has led to relatively high rates of erosion. The Cascadia Subduction zone is a Subduction zone, a type of convergent plate boundary that stretches from northern Vancouver Island to The Cascade Volcanoes (also known as the Cascade Volcanic Arc or the Cascade Arc) are a number of Volcanoes in a Volcanic arc in western Erosion is the carrying away or displacement of solids ( Sediment, Soil, rock and other particles usually by the agents of currents such as wind

The Garibaldi Volcanic Belt is within the Pacific Ranges, which is a volcanic belt formed by the subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate (a remnant of the much larger Farallon Plate) under the North American Plate along the Cascadia subduction zone. The Garibaldi Volcanic Belt is a north-south range of Volcanoes in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. A volcanic belt is a large volcanically active region Other terms are used for smaller areas of activity such as volcanic fields Volcanic belts are found above zones In Geology, a subduction zone is an area on Earth where two tectonic plates meet and move towards one another with one sliding underneath the other The Juan de Fuca Plate, named after the explorer, is a Tectonic plate arising from the Juan de Fuca Ridge, and subducting under the northerly The Farallon Plate was an ancient Oceanic plate, which began Subducting under the west coast of the North American Plate &mdash then located in modern The North American Plate is a Tectonic plate covering most of North America, Greenland and part of Siberia. The Cascadia Subduction zone is a Subduction zone, a type of convergent plate boundary that stretches from northern Vancouver Island to The belt is the northern extension of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in the United States (which includes the volcanoes Mount St. Helens and Mount Baker) and contains the most explosive young volcanoes in Canada. The Cascade Volcanoes (also known as the Cascade Volcanic Arc or the Cascade Arc) are a number of Volcanoes in a Volcanic arc in western The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Mount St Helens is an active Stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States Mount Baker (elevation) is an active glaciated andesitic Stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the Cascades of The eruption styles in the belt range from effusive to explosive, with compositions from basalt to rhyolite. Effusive eruptions are a Volcanic phenomenon in some ways the opposite of Explosive eruptions An effusive eruption is characterized by an outpouring of low Viscosity An explosive eruption is a Volcanic term to describe a violent explosive type of Eruption. Basalt (bəˈsɔːlt ˈbeisɔːlt ˈbæsɔːlt is a common Extrusive Volcanic rock. This page is about a volcanic rock For the ghost town see Rhyolite Nevada, and for the satellite system see Rhyolite/Aquacade. Morphologically, centers include calderas, cinder cones, stratovolcanoes and small isolated lava masses. A caldera is a cauldron-like volcanic feature formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption A cinder cone or scoria cone is a steep conical Hill of volcanic fragments that accumulate around and downwind from a Volcanic vent. A stratovolcano, also called a composite volcano is a tall conical Volcano composed of many layers of hardened Lava, Tephra, and Volcanic Lava is molten rock expelled by a Volcano during an eruption When first expelled from a volcanic vent it is a Liquid at Temperatures Due to repeated continental and alpine glaciations, many of the volcanic deposits in the belt reflect complex interactions between magma composition, topography, and changing ice configurations. Magma (Plurals magmas and magmata) is molten rock that sometimes forms beneath the surface of the Earth (or any other Terrestrial planet The most recent major catastrophic eruption in the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt was from Mount Meager 2,350 BP, which is Canada's most recent major catastrophic eruption. Mount Meager, also called the Meager Group, Meager Mountain, Mount Meager Volcanic Complex or Meager Creek Volcanic Field (sometimes mistakenly Before Present (BP years are a time scale used in Archaeology, Geology, and other scientific disciplines to specify when events in the past occurred

The Garibaldi Volcanic Belt contains 2 extra volcanic fields, the Franklin Glacier Volcano and the Silverthrone Caldera, which lie 140 and 190 km northwest of the main volcanic belt. Franklin Glacier Volcano is an eroded Caldera complex in the Franklin Glacier area on the southwest flank of the Waddington Massif of the Pacific The Silverthrone Caldera is a potentially active Caldera complex in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located over northwest of the city of

The Cascadia subduction zone is a 680 mi (1,094 km) long fault, running 50 mi (80 km) off the west-coast of the Pacific Northwest from northern California to Vancouver Island. The Cascadia Subduction zone is a Subduction zone, a type of convergent plate boundary that stretches from northern Vancouver Island to In Geology a fault, or fault line, is a planar rock fracture which shows evidence of relative movement The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America (the term refers to the land not the ocean Northern California is the northern portion of the US state of California. Vancouver Island is a large Island in British Columbia, Canada, one of several North American regions named after George Vancouver, the British The plates move at a relative rate of over 0. 4 inches (10 mm) per year at a somewhat oblique angle to the subduction zone.

Unlike most subduction zones worldwide, there is no oceanic trench present along the continental margin in Cascadia. The oceanic trenches are hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor The continental margin is the zone of the Ocean floor that separates the thin Oceanic crust from thick Continental crust. Instead, terranes and the accretionary wedge have been uplifted to form a series of coast ranges and exotic mountains. A terrane in Geology is a fragment of crustal material formed on or broken off from one Tectonic plate and accreted — " sutured " A high rate of sedimentation from the outflow of the three major rivers (Fraser River, Columbia River, and Klamath River) which cross the Cascade Range contributes to further obscuring the presence of a trench. For other uses of this name see Fraser River (disambiguation. The Columbia River (known as The Klamath River ( Ishkêesh in Karuk) approximately long is a major River in southern Oregon and northern California in the However, in common with most other subduction zones, the outer margin is slowly being compressed, similar to a giant spring. A spring is a flexible elastic object used to store mechanical Energy. When the stored energy is suddenly released by slippage across the fault at irregular intervals, the Cascadia subduction zone can create very large earthquakes such as the magnitude 9 Cascadia earthquake of 1700. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released

Major Named Subranges:

Many smaller ranges and subranges are not listed at present. The Rainbow Range is a Mountain range in British Columbia, Canada, located northwest of Anahim Lake. Niut Range is 3600 km² (c 1390 sq mi in area It is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, although in some classifications The Pantheon Range is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia. The Waddington Range is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. The Whitemantle Range is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia. Chilcotin Ranges are a subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains (in some classifications they are a separate subdivision Shulaps Range is a subrange of the Chilcotin Ranges subset of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwest-central British Columbia Dickson Range is a subrange of the Chilcotin Ranges subset of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwest-central British Columbia Camelsfoot Range is a sub-range of the Chilcotin Ranges subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia. Bendor Range is a small but once-famous subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains, about It is approximately 7000 square kilometres (2700 mi² in area The Lillooet Ranges are the southeasternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. The Cayoosh Range is the northernmost section of the Lillooet Ranges, which are a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Cantilever Range is a subrange of the Lillooet Ranges subgrouping of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains. The Douglas Ranges are a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of the Canadian province of British Columbia, about 70 km east of downtown The Garibaldi Ranges are the next-to-southwesternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains; only the North Shore Mountains are The North Shore Mountains are a range of mountains overlooking the Greater Vancouver Regional District. The Tantalus Range is a small but spectacular subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southern British Columbia, Canada. Clendenning Range is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. Camelsfoot Range is a sub-range of the Chilcotin Ranges subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia. Interior Plateau comprises a large region of central British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains on the east and the Hazelton

Major Icefields:

(Other than the Waddington Range these are also considered to be "ranges" but are listed separately here because of their unique character). The Waddington Range is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. Ranges - (1 Lev 1135 Probably a cooking furnace for two or morepots as the Hebrew word here is in the dual number or perhapsa fire-place fitted to receive a pair

Major Peaks

Provincial Parks

List is incomplete

Some Protected areas, recreation areas and other non-park preservation areas are not listed. The Ha-Iltzuk Icefield is an Icefield in the central Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The Waddington Range is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. The Homathko Icefield is an Icefield in British Columbia, Canada. The Lillooet Icecap, also called the Lillooet Icefield or the Lillooet Crown, is a large icefield in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains Mount Waddington, once known as Mystery Mountain, is the highest peak in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. Monarch Mountain is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges subdivision of the Coast Mountains in southern British Columbia. Mount Tiedemann is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges subdivision of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. Mount Munday is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada Mount Queen Bess is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of southern British Columbia. Officially Good Hope Mountain but commonly known as Mount Good Hope, this is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges of the southern Coast Mountains Mount Raleigh is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of southern British Columbia. Monmouth Mountain, commonly known as Mount Monmouth is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of southern British Mount Tatlow is one of the principal summits of the Chilcotin Ranges subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of southern British Taseko Mountain, also known as Mount Taseko (pronounced Ta-SEE-ko) is one of the principal summits of the Chilcotin Ranges, part of the Pacific Mount Silverthrone, officially gazetted as Silverthrone Mountain, is a Mountain in Regional District of Mount Waddington British Columbia, located Mount Meager, also called the Meager Group, Meager Mountain, Mount Meager Volcanic Complex or Meager Creek Volcanic Field (sometimes mistakenly Mount Cayley is a potentially active Stratovolcano in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Mount Garibaldi is a potentially active Stratovolcano in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District of British Columbia, north of Vancouver, Wedge Mountain is the highest summit in Garibaldi Provincial Park, and is visible from the Whistler Blackcomb Ski Area Garibaldi Provincial Park, also called Garibaldi Park, is a wilderness park located in British Columbia, Canada, about 70 Kilometres (43 Golden Ears Provincial Park is one of the largest Provincial Parks in British Columbia, Canada at 555 Cypress Provincial Park is a Provincial Park on the North Shore of Greater Vancouver, British Columbia. Mount Seymour Provincial Park is a 35 km² park in Vancouver, British Columbia 's North Shore Mountains. Sasquatch Provincial Park is a Provincial park in Kent British Columbia, Canada. Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Big Creek Provincial Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Spruce Lake Protected Area, formerly known variously as the Southern Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park or Southern Chilcotins, and also as South Chilcotin Provincial Ts'il?os Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Tweedsmuir North Provincial Park and Protected Area is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.

Major Rivers

Many relatively unknown rivers of considerable size along the coastal flank of the range are not listed, partly because they are largely unknown and also very difficult to access. For other uses of this name see Fraser River (disambiguation. The Chilcotin River is a River, long in Canada. It is a Tributary of the Fraser River, which it joins west of the city of Williams Lake The Bridge River is or was a major tributary of British Columbia's Fraser River, entering that stream about six miles upstream from the town of Lillooet The Lillooet River is a major river of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia. The Squamish River is a short but very large River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Homathko River is one of the major rivers of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia, and one of the few rivers that penetrates the range from the The Klinaklini River is one of the major rivers of the Pacific Ranges section of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia. The Bella Coola River is a major river on the Pacific slope of the Coast Mountains in southern British Columbia.

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