Anahim Peak

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Anahim Peak
Anahim Peak in the Rainbow Range
Elevation	1,897 metres (6,224 feet)
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Range	Rainbow Range
Prominence	542 m
Coordinates	52°45′29.9″N, 125°37′30.0″WCoordinates: 52°45′29.9″N, 125°37′30.0″W
Topo map	NTS 93C/13
Type	Volcanic cone
Volcanic arc/belt	Anahim Volcanic Belt
Age of rock	Tertiary

Anahim Peak, sometimes mistakenly called Anaheim, is a volcanic cone in the Anahim Volcanic Belt in British Columbia, Canada, located 39 km northwest of Anahim Lake and 11 km east of Tsitsutl Peak. It was formed when the North American Plate moved over a hotspot, similar to the one feeding the Hawaiian Islands, called the Anahim hotspot. It is one of the several volcanoes in the Anahim Volcanic Belt that stands out all by itself, rising from the Dean River Plateau, between the Rainbow Range and the Ilgachuz Range.

[edit] Area and history

Anahim Peak was a significant find of obsidian for the Nuxalk and Tsilhqot'in tribes. Obsidian was seriously needed, because extremely sharp arrowheads and cutting knives could be made from it. It was also used for jewellery. Anahim obsidian was traded widely all over the BC Interior and up and down the Coast from Bella Coola. Red ochre was used in paint and decoration was also taken from this area. Anahim Peak is not far from the small community which is called Anahim Lake which is most known for its famous resident Carey Price.