Mount Garibaldi

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Mount Garibaldi is a glaciated stratovolcano in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for its prominent peak overlooking the Sea-to-Sky region near Squamish.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glaciated volcano
mountain
stratovolcano
alsoKnownAs Nch’ḵay̓
belongsTo North American Cordillera
country Canada
dominates the skyline above Squamish
elevation about 2678 metres
about 8786 feet
geologicalAge Pleistocene to Holocene
hasFeature extensive glaciation
summit glacier
hasGlacier Garibaldi Névé
Warren Glacier
hasParentPeak Wedge Mountain
hasProminence over 1500 metres
hasRockType andesite
dacite
hasSummit a sharp, glaciated peak
hasTopographicIsolation over 20 kilometres
is a potentially active volcano
a prominent peak visible from the Sea-to-Sky Highway
one of the best-known volcanoes in southwestern British Columbia
isMonitoredBy Geological Survey of Canada
isNorthOf Vancouver
isPartOf Garibaldi Lake volcanic field
isPopularFor backcountry skiing
hiking
mountaineering
isProtectedBy Garibaldi Provincial Park
isSouthOf Whistler Blackcomb
surface form: Whistler
isVisibleFrom Howe Sound
lastEruptionPeriod Holocene
locatedIn British Columbia
Coast Mountains
Pacific Ranges
Southwestern British Columbia
near the town of Squamish
locatedNear Squamish
mountainRange Coast Mountains
namedAfter Giuseppe Garibaldi
overlooks Southwestern British Columbia
surface form: Sea-to-Sky region
partOf Cascade Volcanic Arc
surface form: Canadian Cascade Arc

Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Coast Mountains contains Mount Garibaldi
Cascade Volcanic Arc hasVolcano Mount Garibaldi
Cascade Volcanic Arc hasVolcano Mount Garibaldi
this entity surface form: Mount Silverthrone
Canada West Coast nearVolcano Mount Garibaldi