| Heart Peaks | |
|---|---|
 Satellite photo of Heart Peaks (middle) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,012 m (6,601 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,012 m (3,320 ft) |
| Coordinates | 58°35′56″N 131°57′48″W / 58.59889°N 131.96333°W |
| Geography | |
  Heart Peaks Location of Heart Peaks in British Columbia | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Nahlin Plateau |
| Topo map | NTS 104J12 Dudidontu River[1] |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Neogene-to-Quaternary[3] |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano[2] |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province[3] |
| Last eruption | Unknown[2] |
Heart Peaks, originally known as the Heart Mountains, is a mountain massif in the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is 90 km (56 mi) northwest of the small community of Telegraph Creek and just southwest of Callison Ranch. With a maximum elevation of 2,012 m (6,601 ft), it rises above the surrounding landscape on the Nahlin Plateau, which is part of the western Stikine Plateau. Heart Peaks has been an area of prospecting since the 1980s with the discovery of precious metals.
Situated in a large area of volcanic activity, Heart Peaks consists of a large shield volcano. It was formed in the past 23 million years by repeated eruptions of lava and rock. However, present day eruptions have not been observed. A number of related volcanoes are adjacent to Heart Peaks and form an extensive volcanic zone over 1,000 km (620 mi) long. The knowledge of Heart Peaks is limited, especially its eruptive history.
- ^ "Heart Peaks". BC Geographical Names Information System. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ a b "Heart Peaks". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
- ^ a b Edwards, Edwards R.; Russell, James K. (August 2000). "Distribution, nature, and origin of Neogene–Quaternary magmatism in the northern Cordilleran volcanic province, Canada" (PDF). Geological Society of America Bulletin. 112 (8). Geological Society of America: 1283, 1284, 1286. Bibcode:2000GSAB..112.1280E. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(2000)112<1280:DNAOON>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0016-7606. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-03-16.