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Ibex Mountain

Ibex Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 2,106 m (6,909 ft)
Prominence 841 m (2,759 ft)
Coordinates 60°31′16.3″N 135°29′40.2″W / 60.521194°N 135.494500°W / 60.521194; -135.494500Coordinates: 60°31′16.3″N 135°29′40.2″W / 60.521194°N 135.494500°W / 60.521194; -135.494500
Geography
Location Yukon, Canada
Parent range Dezadeash Range
Topo map NTS 115D/11
Geology
Age of rock
Mountain type Cinder cone
Volcanic arc/belt Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruption

Ibex Mountain is a young cinder cone in the Yukon Territory, Canada, located 33 km southwest of Whitehorse and 12 km southeast of Mount Arkell. It is in a group of basaltic cones and lava flows called Alligator Lake and is in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. It is believed Ibex Mountain last erupted during the . Ibex Mountain is at the head of the Ibex River, which is southeast of Whitehorse. There is a road that runs close to Ibex Lake on the southeast side of the summit. From there is the hike to the summit of the cone.

The Ibex Valley, located approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Whitehorse, is named after the cone.



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