Armadillo Peak

Armadillo Peak
Armadillo Peak Location within British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation	2,210 m (7,250 ft)
Prominence	405 m (1,329 ft)
Coordinates	57°32′17.9″N 130°33′36.0″W / 57.538306°N 130.560000°W / 57.538306; -130.560000Coordinates: 57°32′17.9″N 130°33′36.0″W / 57.538306°N 130.560000°W / 57.538306; -130.560000
Geography
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	Cassiar Land District
Parent range	Tahltan Highland
Topo map	NTS 103G10
Geology
Age of rock	7.5 million years
Mountain type	Caldera
Last eruption	Miocene

Armadillo Peak is a 7.5-million-year-old caldera, located about 3 km north of and northeast of , British Columbia, Canada. It is south of Mount Edziza and is overlapped by the Ice Peak central volcano, which was formed during the early Pleistocene. Its caldera is largely destroyed by glaciers. It is part of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex, which is made of basaltic lava flows.

See also[]

• Cascade Volcanoes
• List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
• List of volcanoes in Canada
• Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
• Volcanic history of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
• Volcanology of Canada
• Volcanology of Western Canada

References[]

• "Armadillo Peak". BC Geographical Names.
• "Armadillo Peak". Bivouac.com.
• "Armadillo Peak". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.

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