Outcast Hill

Outcast Hill
Elevation	1,800 m (5,906 ft)
Location
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Range	Spectrum Range
Coordinates	57°23′24.0″N 130°46′27.0″W / 57.39°N 130.77417°W / 57.39; -130.77417Coordinates: 57°23′24.0″N 130°46′27.0″W / 57.39°N 130.77417°W / 57.39; -130.77417
Topo map	NTS 104G/07
Geology
Type	Cinder cone
Age of rock	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 that lived here in times past, outcast or exiled from the Tahltans.f^[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

Volcanism of Canada portal

• List of volcanoes in Canada
• List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
• Volcanism of Canada
• Volcanism of Western Canada

References

1. ^ BCGNIS Query Results: Outcast Hill
2. ^ Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Outcast Hill