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Pylon Peak is the southernmost of six named volcanic peaks comprising the Mount Meager massif in British Columbia, Canada. Two pinnacled ridges extend from Pylon and are named respectively the Pylons and the Marionettes. Pylon Peak overlooks the Meager Creek Hot Springs.

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Pylon Peak
Highest point
Elevation	2,481 m (8,140 ft)
Prominence	311 m (1,020 ft)
Coordinates	50°35′50.6″N 123°31′03.7″W
Geography
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	Lillooet Land District
Parent range	Pacific Ranges
Topo map	NTS 92J12 Mount Dalgleish
Geology
Age of rock	Pliocene
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Canadian Cascade Arc Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
Last eruption	Pleistocene
Climbing
First ascent	1931 N. Carter; A. Dalgleish; T. Fyles; M. Winram

Erosional remnants of flows from Devastator Peak form the stratified crags of Pylon Peak. These flows occurred 0.5–1.0 million years ago.

See also

• Cascade Volcanoes
• Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
• Volcanism of Canada
• Volcanism of Western Canada
• List of volcanoes in Canada

References

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