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Geology of Table Mountain in relation to the geology of the rest of the Cape Peninsula. The upper approximately 600-metre (2,000 ft) portion of the one-kilometre-high (0.62 mi) table-topped mountain, or mesa, consists of 450- to 510-million-year-old rocks belonging to the two lowermost layers of the Cape Fold Mountains.
Within the region of Table Mountain, the Table Mountain Latite is mapped as a part of the Mehrten Formation. Further north, it is considered part of a sequence of volcanic strata known as the Stanislaus Group. [4] [5] The Table Mountain Latite consists of high-potassium trachyandesite lavas. During the Pliocene, circa 10.4 Ma, these lavas were ...
The Table Mountain Sandstone (in the same colour as in the diagram on the left) forms the steep escarpments that surround the approximately 5 km-wide central plateau. It consists of the layer below the "Pakhuis diamictite", of which there is only a trace at the highest point on Table Mountain at 1085 m above sea level.
Lupine field on Table Mountain. Table Mountain is most famous for its vast array of wildflowers, which bloom during spring time. The bloom usually lasts from the last two weeks of March, to the first two weeks of April. The flower bloom is the most popular attraction on Table Mountain.
Between 1425 and 1450 AD the south side of Table Mountain sheared off and dammed the Columbia River in an event known as the Bonneville Slide. [4] The river soon carved a new bend around to the south, but for a while Native Americans living in the area could walk across. This led to the legend known as the Bridge of the Gods. [5]
North Table Mountain is a mesa on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 6,555-foot (1,998 m) mesa summit is located in North Table Mountain Park , 3.4 miles (5.5 km) north by east ( bearing 9°) of downtown Golden , Colorado , United States , in Jefferson County .
South Table Mountain is a mesa on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Castle Rock, the 6,338-foot (1,932 m) summit of the mesa, is located on private property in Jefferson County, Colorado , 0.56 miles (0.9 km) directly east ( bearing 90°) of downtown Golden .
Table Mountain is located west of Artist Point, at the end of the Mount Baker Highway. From the Artist Point parking lot, a short 1.4 mile trail leads to the summit at the west end of the mountain. The summit offers views of Mount Shuksan, Mount Baker, Mount Hermann, and Mount Larrabee. Remnants of the Table Mountain Glacier are on the ...