The Gargoyles are two

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...

peaks in the

Garibaldi Ranges The Garibaldi Ranges are the next-to-southwesternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains; only the North Shore Mountains are farther southwest. They lie between the valley formed by the pass between the Cheakamus River and G ...

of the

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in southwestern

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, Canada. The highest peak has an elevation of whereas the lowest peak has an elevation of . A deeply eroded obsidian dome remnant at The Gargoyles contains 77%

silica Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula , most commonly found in nature as quartz and in various living organisms. In many parts of the world, silica is the major constituent of sand. Silica is ...

content and is the only Quaternary high-silica rhyolite identified anywhere in the

Cascade Volcanic Arc The Cascade Volcanoes (also known as the Cascade Volcanic Arc or the Cascade Arc) are a number of volcanoes in a volcanic arc in western North America, extending from southwestern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern Calif ...

north of the Three Sisters. The age of this rhyolite is poorly known. The Gargoyles were originally mapped as the ''Lava Peaks'' by William Henry Mathews in 1958. The current name was suggested and adopted in 1978. Another name applied to The Gargoyles is ''Lava Peak''.

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* Garibaldi Ranges New Westminster Land District One-thousanders of British Columbia Lava domes Volcanoes of British Columbia {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub