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Powder Mountain
Powder Mountain is located in British Columbia
Powder Mountain
Powder Mountain
Location in British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation 2,347 m (7,700 ft)
Prominence 653 m (2,142 ft)
Parent peak Mount Cayley
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Pacific Ranges
Topo map NTS 92J/03
Geology
Volcanic arc/belt Cascade Volcanic Arc
Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
Climbing
Easiest route glacier walk up
This article is for the mountain in British Columbia, Canada. For the ski resort in Utah see Powder Mountain.

Powder Mountain, 2,347 m (7,700 ft), is a volcanic summit in the Powder Mountain Icefield in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.

Much of the volcanic history of Powder Mountain remains hidden apart from a few scraps of volcanic rock extending from under its current ice cap.

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