Mount Cayley

Mount Cayley
The Mount Cayley volcanic complex in August 13, 2005. Summits left to right: Pyroclastic Peak, Mount Cayley
Highest point
Elevation	2,377 m (7,799 ft)
Prominence	674 m (2,211 ft)
Listing	List of volcanoes in Canada List of Cascade volcanoes
Coordinates	50°07′13″N 123°17′26″W / 50.12028°N 123.29056°W / 50.12028; -123.29056Coordinates: 50°07′13″N 123°17′26″W / 50.12028°N 123.29056°W / 50.12028; -123.29056
Geography
Location	Squamish River, British Columbia, Canada
Parent range	Pacific Ranges
Topo map	NTS 92J/03
Geology
Age of rock
Mountain type	Stratovolcano (potentially active)
Volcanic arc/belt	Canadian Cascade Arc Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
Last eruption
Climbing
First ascent	1928 E. Brooks, T. Fyles, W. Wheatley
Easiest route	rock/ice climb

Mount Cayley is a potentially activestratovolcano in the Sea to Sky Country of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Located 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Squamish and 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Whistler in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains, it rises 2,264 metres (7,428 ft) above the Squamish River to the west and 1,844 metres (6,050 ft) above the Cheakamus River to the east.

Mount Cayley consists of ridges, rounded lava domes, and sharp eroded rocky pinnacles with the highest reaching 2,377 metres (7,799 ft) in elevation. It lies at the southern end of a field of glacial ice called the Powder Mountain Icefield.

To the Squamish people, the local indigenous people of this territory, the mountain is called t'aḵ'taḵmu'yin tl'a in7in'a'xe7en. In their language it means "Landing Place of the Thunderbird". This name of the mountain refers to the legendary Thunderbird, a creature in North American indigenous peoples' history and culture. Like The Black Tusk further south, the rock was said to have been burnt black by the Thunderbird's lightning. This mountain, like others located in the area, is considered sacred because it plays an important part in their history.