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Mount Price is a small stratovolcano in southwestern British Columbia, beside Garibaldi Lake in the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt. Active from about 1.2 million years ago until sometime within the last 15,000 years, it is notable for its unusually symmetrical shape, reddish oxidized rock, and Clinker Peak on its western flank. Eruptions between about 15,000 and 8,000 years ago produced thick lava flows that cooled against glacial ice; one formed The Barrier, a natural dam for the Garibaldi Lake system. The Barrier's unstable cliffs have caused major landslides, and the mountain is still considered a significant volcanic hazard near populated and infrastructure corridors.
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