The Chasm - BC
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gypsie2
N 51° 13.197 W 121° 28.844
10U E 606098 N 5675381
Beautiful canyon on a BC back road.
Waymark Code: WM9D30
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/03/2010
Views: 6
The Painted Chasm was formed by glacial melt cutting into lava flows. The plaque reads: "At the close of the Ice Age about 10,000 years ago, a stream fed by melting ice cascaded over a falls forming this chasm by cutting into some of the lava flows that helped to build the Fraser Plateau. Individual lava flows are shown here by the horizontal layering. When the glacial ice finally disappeared the flow of meltwater stopped." The colours in the chasm vary from purple to gold and everything in between, depending on the mineral make-up of the particular flow of lava, and how bright a day it is.
Type of Marker: Geographical / Natural History
Type of Sign: British Columbia Tourism Sign
Describe the parking that is available nearby: large pull off area
What Agency placed the marker?: Province of BC
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