Twin Peaks (British Columbia)

Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
Highest point
Elevation	1,208 m (3,963 ft)
Prominence	383 m (1,257 ft)
Coordinates	50°29′55″N 127°14′50″W / 50.49861°N 127.24722°W
Geography
Location	Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
District	Rupert Land District
Parent range	Vancouver Island Ranges
Topo map	NTS 92L6
Geology
Age of rock	3.0 million years
Volcanic arc/belt	Alert Bay Volcanic Belt

Twin Peaks, also known as Twin Peaks Mountain, is a volcanic peak on northern Vancouver Island in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest of Port McNeill. It consists of andesite lava that was erupted three million years ago when the Alert Bay Volcanic Belt was volcanically active during the Pliocene period.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ^c Wood, Charles A.; Kienle, Jürgen (2001). Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-521-43811-7.

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BC Names entry "Twin Peaks"
Twin Peaks in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia

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[QM-1] Wood, Charles A.; Kienle, Jürgen (2001). Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-521-43811-7.

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Twin Peaks (British Columbia)

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