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The Vulcan's Thumb is a rock pinnacle in the Pacific Ranges of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest of a number of slender pinnacles protruding from the sharp summit ridge of Pyroclastic Peak, which forms part of the Mount Cayley massif.[1]

Vulcan's Thumb
Highest point
Elevation	2,290 m (7,510 ft)
Coordinates	50°06′41.06″N 123°17′40.22″W
Geography
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	New Westminster Land District
Parent range	Pacific Ranges
Topo map	NTS 92J3 Brandywine Falls
Geology
Age of rock	Pleistocene
Mountain type	Pinnacle
Volcanic arc/belt	Canadian Cascade Arc Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
Climbing
First ascent	None

Three eruptive stages built the Mount Cayley massif, the second of which is named after the Vulcan's Thumb.[1]

See also

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

References

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[fr] Vulcan's Thumb

Vulcan's Thumb est un stratovolcan fortement érodé situé directement sur l'arête sud du pic Pyroclastic. C'est un des cinq sommets volcaniques principaux du mont Cayley. Il pourrait avoir connu sa dernière éruption au cours du Pléistocène.

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