Ibex Mountain
| Ibex Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,106 m (6,909 ft) |
| Prominence | 841 m (2,759 ft) |
| Coordinates | 60°31′16.3″N 135°29′40.2″W / 60.521194°N 135.494500°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Yukon, Canada |
| Parent range | Dezadeash Range |
| Topo map | NTS 105D11 Whitehorse |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Pleistocene |
| Cinder cone | |
| Volcanic zone | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province |
| Last eruption | Pleistocene |
Ibex Mountain is a cinder cone in the Yukon Territory, Canada, located 33 km southwest of Whitehorse and 12 km southeast of Mount Arkell. It is in a group of basaltic cones and lava flows called Alligator Lake volcanic complex and is in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. It is believed Ibex Mountain last erupted during the Pleistocene.[1] Ibex Mountain is at the head of the Ibex River, which is southeast of Whitehorse. There is a road that runs close to Ibex Lake on the southeast side of the summit. From there is the hike to the summit of the cone.[2]
Basalt at Ibex Mountain has been dated to 2.4 million years old via Potassium-argon dating. The cone survived the ice age because of the elevation above most of the ice (above 1,800 m or 5,900 ft).[3]
The Ibex Valley, located approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Whitehorse, is named after the cone.
See also
References
- ↑ "Ibex Mountain Cone". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. 2007-06-16. Archived from the original on 2006-02-19.
- ↑ "Ibex Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- ↑ Hart, Craig JR; Villeneuve, Mike (1999). "Geochronology of Neogene alkaline volcanic rocks (Miles Canyon basalt), southern Yukon Territory, Canada: The relative effectiveness of laser 40Ar/39Ar and K-Ar geochronology". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 36 (9): 1495–1507.