Ibex Mountain facts for kids

Ibex Mountain is a young cinder cone volcano located in the Yukon Territory, Canada. It stands about 33 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of Whitehorse, which is the capital city of the Yukon. This mountain is part of a group of volcanoes called the Alligator Lake volcanic complex.

Ibex Mountain is believed to have last erupted a very long time ago, during a period known as the Pleistocene epoch. This was a time when much of the Earth was covered in ice, often called the Ice Age.

What is Ibex Mountain?

Ibex Mountain is a type of volcano known as a cinder cone. Imagine a tall, cone-shaped hill made mostly of small, bubbly volcanic rocks called cinders. These cinders are bits of lava that cooled quickly as they were thrown into the air during an eruption.

This mountain is part of a larger area of volcanoes called the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. This big volcanic region stretches across parts of Canada and the United States.

Where is Ibex Mountain Located?

Ibex Mountain is found in the Dezadeash Range of mountains. It's about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) southeast of another mountain called Mount Arkell.

The mountain is also at the very start of the Ibex River. This river flows southeast from the mountain, heading towards Whitehorse. There is a road that gets quite close to Ibex Lake, which is on the southeast side of the mountain's top. From there, people can hike to the summit of the cone.

The Ibex Valley, a beautiful area about 16 kilometers (10 miles) west of Whitehorse, gets its name from Ibex Mountain.