The Black Tusk
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The Black Tusk is a striking, jagged volcanic pinnacle in British Columbia’s Garibaldi Provincial Park, renowned as an iconic landmark and popular hiking destination in the Coast Mountains.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Tusk | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hiking destination
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ mountain ⓘ volcanic pinnacle ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Garibaldi Volcanic Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climbingDifficulty | non-technical hike to base with scrambling to summit ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| environment |
alpine
ⓘ
subalpine ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Canadian Cordillera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
exposed scrambling near summit
ⓘ
nearby glacial lakes ⓘ steep summit block ⓘ surrounding alpine meadows ⓘ |
| hasTrailAccessFrom |
Garibaldi Lake area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rubble Creek trailhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isIconicLandmarkOf |
Coast Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garibaldi Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea-to-Sky region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPhotographedFor |
landscape photography
ⓘ
tourism promotion ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
hiking guidebooks
ⓘ
mountaineering literature ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom |
Sea-to-Sky Highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whistler Blackcomb ski area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isWithin | Pacific Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Garibaldi Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Coast Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Squamish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark volcanic rock
ⓘ
distinctive spire-like shape ⓘ iconic appearance ⓘ jagged summit ⓘ scenic views ⓘ |
| partOf |
Coast Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garibaldi Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
backpacking
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ scrambling ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Garibaldi Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| rockType |
andesitic to basaltic composition
ⓘ
volcanic rock ⓘ |
| tourismRegion | Sea-to-Sky Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Black Tusk