Mount Cayley

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glaciated volcano mountain stratovolcano

Mount Cayley is a glaciated stratovolcano in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, known as part of the northern segment of the Cascade volcanic chain.

Aliases (1)

Mount Cayley volcanic field ×2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	glaciated volcano → mountain → stratovolcano →
composition	dacite → rhyodacite →
continent	North America →
country	Canada →
elevation	2377 m → 7798 ft →
eruptionStyle	explosive →
formedBy	subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate →
geologicalAge	Holocene → Pleistocene →
hasFeature	extensive glaciation → ice-covered summit →
hasGlacier	Cayley Glacier → Shovelnose Glacier →
hasRockType	andesite → dacite → rhyodacite →
hazard	debris flows → landslides → potential volcanic eruptions →
isActiveVolcano	potentially active →
isGlaciated	true →
lastEruption	Holocene →
locatedIn	British Columbia → Coast Mountains → Pacific Ranges → Southwestern British Columbia →
locatedNear	Squamish, British Columbia → Whistler, British Columbia →
locatedOn	North American Plate →
monitoredBy	Geological Survey of Canada → Natural Resources Canada →
namedAfter	William Cayley →
parentPeak	Mount Fee →
partOf	Cascade Volcanic Arc → Garibaldi Volcanic Belt → Mount Cayley volcanic field →
prominence	707 m →
range	Pacific Ranges →
region	Sea-to-Sky Corridor →
topographicMap	NTS 92G/15 →
volcanicArcBelt	Cascade Volcanic Arc → Garibaldi Volcanic Belt →
volcanoType	stratovolcano →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cascade Volcanic Arc →	hasVolcano
Canada West Coast ("Mount Cayley volcanic field") →	nearVolcano
Mount Cayley ("Mount Cayley volcanic field") →	partOf