Outcast Hill

Coordinates: 57°23′24.0″N 130°46′27.0″W / 57.390000°N 130.774167°W / 57.390000; -130.774167
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Outcast Hill
Highest point
Elevation1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Coordinates57°23′24.0″N 130°46′27.0″W / 57.390000°N 130.774167°W / 57.390000; -130.774167
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCassiar Land District
Parent rangeTahltan Highland
Topo mapNTS 104G7 Mess Lake
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeCinder cone
Volcanic arc/beltNorthern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruptionPleistocene

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Outcast Hill". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Outcast Hill". Archived from the original on 2006-02-19. Retrieved 2008-05-20.