Mount Cayley

Mount Cayley is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Sea to Sky Country of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Located north of Squamish and west of Whistler in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains, it rises above the Squamish River to the west and above the Cheakamus River to the east.Mount Cayley consists of ridges, rounded lava domes, and sharp eroded rocky pinnacles with the highest reaching in elevation. It lies at the southern end of a field of glacial ice called the Powder Mountain Icefield.Human historyTo the Squamish people, the local indigenous people of this territory, the mountain is called t'aḵ'taḵmu'yin tl'a in7in'a'xe7en. In their language it means "Landing Place of the Thunderbird". This name of the mountain refers to the legendary Thunderbird, a creature in North American indigenous peoples' history and culture. Like The Black Tusk further south, the rock was said to have been burnt black by the Thunderbird's lightning. This mountain, like others located in the area, is considered sacred because it plays an important part in their history.