| Baldface Mountain | |
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  Baldface Mountain Location in British Columbia | |
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| Interactive map of Baldface Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,798 m (5,899 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 208 m (682 ft)[1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 52°45′34″N124°31′53″W / 52.75944°N 124.53139°W /52.75944; -124.53139[3] |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Parent range | Chilcotin Plateau |
| Topo map | NTS 93C15Kushya River[4] |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Volcanic cone |
| Volcanic belt | Anahim Volcanic Belt |
Baldface Mountain is a conicalbutte-like summit in theWest-Central Interior ofBritish Columbia, Canada. It is east ofItcha Lake and northeast of the community ofAnahim Lake inRange 3 Coast Land District.[3]
The name of the mountain was adopted 7 February 1947 ontopographic map 93/SW, as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Prior to this, the nameMount Baldface appeared on maps.[3]
Baldface Mountain is atrachytic–phonoliticvolcanic cone in theAnahim Volcanic Belt that was active 2.37 million years ago. A locally extensive field of volcanic cones is centered on Baldface Mountain and is judiciously called theBaldface Mountain volcanic field (BMVF). Baldface Mountain is the largest edifice in this volcanic field and is one of the few BMVF volcanoes known to have producedfelsic rocks.[5]
A small trachytic knob just south of Baldface Mountain has a slightly older age of 2.52 million years and is the oldest known BMVF feature. The close proximity between this knob and Baldface Mountain indicates that they might be part of a larger volcanic centre and/or a single period of intermittentvolcanism.[5]