Devastator Peak

Highest pointElevation2,327 m (7,635 ft)Prominence67 m (220 ft)Coordinates50°35′34″N 123°31′51″W / 50.59278°N 123.53083°W / 50.59278; -123.53083GeographyLocationBritish Columbia, CanadaDistrictLillooet Land DistrictParent rangePacific RangesTopo mapNTS 92J12 Mount DalgleishGeologyAge of rockPlioceneMountain typeVolcanic plugVolcanic arc/beltCanadian Cascade ArcGaribaldi Volcanic BeltLast eruptionPleistoceneClimbingFirst ascent1931 N. Carter; A. Dalgleish; T. Fyles; M. Winram

Devastator Peak, also known as The Devastator, is the lowest and southernmost of the six subsidiary peaks that form the Mount Meager massif in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located 55 km (34 mi) west of Bralorne.

Geology

Devastator Peak is a dissected andesitic volcanic plug, which was part of a larger structure of Mount Meager, but parts eroded away, leaving Devastator Peak. Like the rest of the Mount Meager massif, it is part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt which is a segment of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, but it is not within the geographic boundary of the Cascade Range.

Devastator Peak was the source for a thick sequence of andesite lava flows that occurred 0.5-1.0 million years ago. Erosional remnants of these flows form the stratified crags of Pylon Peak. The slopes of the peak are highly unstable, consisting of weak, hydrothermally altered felsic rocks. There have been many recent debris flows which have flowed down into the Meager Creek drainage.

See also

• List of volcanoes in Canada
• Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
• Cascade Volcanoes
• Volcanism in Canada

References

• "Devastator Peak". BC Geographical Names.