The Black Tusk

The Black Tusk
The Black Tusk viewed from the southeast
Highest point
Elevation	2,319 m (7,608 ft)[1]
Prominence	569 m (1,867 ft)[1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	49°58′31″N 123°02′34″W / 49.97528°N 123.04278°W / 49.97528; -123.04278[2]
Geography
The Black Tusk
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	New Westminster Land District
Protected area	Garibaldi Provincial Park
Parent range	Garibaldi Ranges
Topo map	NTS 92G14 Cheakamus River
Geology
Age of rock	Pleistocene
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Canadian Cascade Arc Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
Last eruption	Pleistocene
Climbing
First ascent	1912 by William J. Gray and party[1]
Easiest route	Exposed rock scramble

The Black Tusk, known as Q̓elqámtensa ti Skenknápa in the St'at'imcets (Lillooet) language and as T'ákt'akmúten tl'a Ín7inyáx̱a7en in the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) language, is a stratovolcano and a pinnacle of volcanic rock in Garibaldi Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. At 2,319 m (7,608 ft) above sea level,^[3] the upper spire is visible from a great distance in all directions. It is particularly noticeable from the Sea-to-Sky Highway just south of Whistler, British Columbia. Distinctive and immediately identifiable, The Black Tusk is among the best known mountains in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains. The volcano is part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt which is a segment of the Canadian Cascade Arc, but it is not within the geographic boundary of the Cascade Range.