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Mount Silverthrone, officially Silverthrone Mountain, is a heavily glaciated peak in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains and the highest summit of the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield. Geologically, it is an eroded lava dome on the northeastern edge of the large Silverthrone Caldera, within the vast Coast Plutonic Complex. Its prominence is greater than that of any other volcano in southwestern British Columbia, and its ice-covered setting preserves a striking reminder of the much more extensive glaciation that shaped the region over 10,000 years ago. First reached by recorded mountaineers in 1936, Silverthrone remains a remote destination chiefly for climbers and ski travelers.
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