earth science

Silverthrone Mountain

Silverthrone Mountain is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Silverthrone Mountain rather than just read about it. In short: Silverthrone Mountain, sometimes referred to as Mount Silverthrone, is a mountain in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, located over 320 km (200 mi) northwest of the city of Vancouver and about 50 km (30 mi) west of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest peak in the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield, which is the largest icefield in the Coast Mountains south of the Alaska…

Key takeaways

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Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Silverthrone Mountain to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Silverthrone Mountain from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Silverthrone Mountain, sometimes referred to as Mount Silverthrone, is a mountain in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, located over 320 km (200 mi) northwest of the city of Vancouver and about 50 km (30 mi) west of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest peak in the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield, which is the largest icefield in the Coast Mountains south of the Alaska Panhandle.

Geology Silverthrone Mountain is an eroded lava dome on the northeast edge of the large Silverthrone Caldera. It lies within the Coast Plutonic Complex, which is the single largest contiguous granite outcropping in the world. The plutonic and metamorphic rocks extend approximately 1,800 kilometers on the coast of British Columbia, southwestern Yukon and southeastern Alaska. In addition, Garibaldi, Meager, Cayley and Silverthrone areas are of recent volcanic origin. The volcanic terrain in the Silverthrone area is very similar to the Mount Meager massif further south. However, it is notably more icy. Silverthrone Mountain is among the heavily glaciated peaks in southwestern British Columbia. It has a topographic prominence of approximately 975 m (3,200 ft), greater than any other volcano in southwestern British Columbia. Silverthrone contains one of the few calderas buried beneath the ice caps of western Canada.

Skiing and recreation The first mountaineering visit at Silverthrone Mountain was in 1936 by the widely known pioneering climbing couple Don and Phyllis Munday, accompanied by Henry Hall, by hiking up the Klinaklini Glacier from the head of Knight Inlet. Because Silverthrone is heavily glaciated, Don Munday called the mountain "home of the snows". Skiing on Silverthrone Mountain includes skiing on the largest ice field in the southern Coast Mountains, the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield. It is skiable over 1,500 m (5,000 ft), possibly over 2,700 m (9,000 ft) down to the Pacific Ocean. The easiest access to Silverthrone Mountain is by air travel, starting from the rural community of Tatla Lake, landing on the major part of the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield. Air travels can also be made into logging camps at Owikeno Lake to the west or at the start of Knight Inlet to the southwest, followed by long hiking and skiing methods.

See also Cascade Volcanoes Garibaldi Volcanic Belt Pemberton Volcanic Belt Cascade Range Ha-Iltzuk Icefield Volcanism of Canada Volcanism of Western Canada

References

External links Volcanoes of Canada Garibaldi Volcanic Belt (Silverthrone area) Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes - Silverthrone Caldera "Silverthrone Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO).

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Silverthrone Mountain

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Silverthrone Mountain claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Silverthrone Mountain before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Silverthrone Mountain ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Silverthrone Mountain

In research: Silverthrone Mountain appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Silverthrone Mountain in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Silverthrone Mountain is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Lava domes of British Columbia, Pacific Ranges, Pleistocene lava domes, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Silverthrone Mountain outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Silverthrone Mountain in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Silverthrone Mountain means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Silverthrone Mountain matter?

Because it connects several earth science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Silverthrone Mountain?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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