Outcast Hill Explained

Outcast Hill
Elevation M:1800
Location:British Columbia, Canada
District:Cassiar Land District
Range:Tahltan Highland
Coordinates:57.39°N -130.7742°W
Topo Maker:NTS
Type:Cinder cone
Age:Pleistocene
Volcanic Arc/Belt:Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last Eruption:Pleistocene

Outcast Hill is an isolated hill in northern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Mess Lake. It lies at the southern end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.

History

Outcast Hill was named on 2 January 1980 by the Geological Survey of Canada after the Wetalth people, a group of people who lived here in times past, outcast or exiled from the Tahltans.[1]

Geology

Outcast Hill is a volcanic feature associated with the Spectrum Range volcanic complex which in turn form part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. It is a cinder cone that formed in the Pleistocene period.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Outcast Hill . BC Geographical Names . 12 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Outcast Hill . 2008-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060219231621/http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/volcanoes/cat/volcano_e.php?id=svb_ohl_098 . 2006-02-19 . dead .