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Plinth Peak is a dormant volcano in British Columbia, Canada. It is the youngest vent and the highest of the six named volcanic peaks in the Meager volcanic complex and last erupted about 2350 years ago. Although seen by most as a volcano in its own right, it is technically a secondary volcano of Mount Meager.
Plinth Peak is the most recent volcanic peak of Mount Meager to erupt, and the most recent in the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt. The eruption was similar to the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens and sent ash as far as southern Alberta and dammed the Lillooet River, forming Keyhole Falls. The steep north face of the peak is the remnant of the inner crater wall, which was destroyed by the eruption.
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