Kounugu Mountain

Kounugu Mountain
Kounugu Mountain is located in British Columbia
Kounugu Mountain
Kounugu Mountain
Location in British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation2,267 m (7,438 ft)[1]
Coordinates57°21′50″N 130°35′54″W / 57.36389°N 130.59833°W / 57.36389; -130.59833[2]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCassiar Land District[2]
Parent rangeSpectrum Range[3]
Topo mapNTS 104G7 Mess Lake[2]
Geology
Rock agePliocene age[4]
Rock typeRhyolite[5]

Kounugu Mountain is a mountain in the Spectrum Range at the southern end of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.[4] It is southeast of Yeda Peak, west and northwest of the Little Iskut River, south of Stewbomb Creek valley and just north of Little Ball Lake.[3] It has an elevation of 2,267 metres (7,438 feet) and lies at the southeastern end of the Spectrum Range.[1][3] The mountain is also at the southeastern end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park which is southeast of the community of Telegraph Creek.[2]

  1. ^ a b Elevation derived from Google Earth.
  2. ^ a b c d "Kounugu Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
  3. ^ a b c "A 502" (Topographic map). Telegraph Creek, Cassiar Land District, British Columbia (3 ed.). 1:250,000. 104 G (in English and French). Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. 1989. Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  4. ^ a b Souther, J. G. (1988). "1623A" (Geologic map). Geology, Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. 1:50,000. Cartography by M. Sigouin, Geological Survey of Canada. Energy, Mines and Resources Canada. doi:10.4095/133498.
  5. ^ Souther, J. G. (1992). The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada (Report). Memoir 420. Canada Communication Group. pp. 104, 108, 113. doi:10.4095/133497. ISBN 0-660-14407-7.