Capricorn Mountain is one of the several volcanic peaks of the
Mount Meager massif in southwestern
British Columbia
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Canada
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. Its slopes appear to be more gentle than those of the massif's other volcanic peaks. The mountain consists of a
boomerang
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-shaped ridge, with one summit at each end and the main summit in the centre.
See also
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List of volcanoes in Canada
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Cascade Volcanoes
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Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
The Garibaldi Volcanic Belt is a northwest–southeast trending volcanic chain in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains that extends from Watts Point in the south to the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield in the north. This chain of volcanoes is located in s ...
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Volcanism of Canada
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Volcanism of Western Canada
References
Volcanoes of British Columbia
Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Stratovolcanoes of Canada
Mount Meager massif
Pleistocene stratovolcanoes
Pleistocene British Columbia
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