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Pillow Ridge is a ridge of the Tahltan Highland in northern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Telegraph Creek. It extends northwest from Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park.[1]

Pillow Ridge
Highest point
Elevation2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Coordinates57°45′34″N 130°39′6″W
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCassiar Land District
Parent rangeTahltan Highland
Topo mapNTS 104G15 Buckley Lake
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeSubglacial mound
Volcanic arc/beltNorthern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruptionPleistocene

History


As its name suggests, Pillow Ridge was named on January 2, 1980 by the Geological Survey of Canada for the classic exposures of subaqueous pillow lava that form the ridge.[1]


Geology


Pillow Ridge is a volcanic feature associated with the Mount Edziza volcanic complex which in turn form part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. It is a subglacial mound that formed in the Pleistocene period when this area was buried beneath glacial ice during the last ice age.[2]


See also



References


  1. "Pillow Ridge". BC Geographical Names.
  2. "Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Pillow Ridge". Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2008-05-02.





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