Skoatl Point

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Skoatl Point
Elevation 1,640 m (5,381 ft)
Location British Columbia, Canada
Range Bonaparte Plateau
Prominence 158 m (518 ft)
Coordinates 51°09′15.8″N, 120°25′50.2″W
Topo map NTS 92P/01
Type Volcanic plug
Volcanic arc/belt Chilcotin Plateau Basalts
Listing List of volcanoes in Canada

Skoatl Point is a volcanic plug located in the formation known as the Chilcotin Plateau Basalts, which lie between the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains and the mid-Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada.

[edit] Location and terrain

Stockton Hill is located 21 km (13 mi) west of Barriere. Its appearance is like a butte-like hillrock and lies on the Bonaparte Plateau, which extends to the Quesnel River and lies between the Cariboo Mountains on the east and the Fraser River on the west. Stockton Hill is at the very head of the Bonaparte River.[1]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Skoatl Point in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia