Lone Butte (British Columbia)
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| Elevation | 1,237 m (4,058 ft) |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Range | Cariboo Plateau |
| Prominence | 58 m (190 ft) |
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| Topo map | NTS 92P/11 |
| Type | Volcanic plug |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Chilcotin Plateau Basalts |
| Listing | List of volcanoes in Canada |
Lone Butte is a low, steep-sided mesa or volcanic plug composed of columnar basalt located in the formation known as the Chilcotin Plateau Basalts, which lies between the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains and the mid-Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada.
[edit] Location and terrain
Lone Butte is located 13 km (8 mi) southeast of 100 Mile House. Its appearance is like a butte-like hillrock and lies on the Cariboo Plateau, and looks similar to the more famous Devils Tower in Wyoming.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Lone Butte in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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