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.
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  Outcast Hill Location in British Columbia | |
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| Interactive map of Outcast Hill | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
| Coordinates | 57°23′24.0″N 130°46′27.0″W / 57.390000°N 130.774167°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Parent range | Tahltan Highland |
| Topo map | NTS 104G7 Mess Lake |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Cinder cone |
| Volcanic region | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province |
| Last eruption | Pleistocene |
History
editOutcast 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
editOutcast 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Outcast Hill". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Outcast Hill". Archived from the original on 2006-02-19. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
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