Outcast Hill

Outcast Hill
Cross section of Outcast Hill
Highest point
Elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Coordinates	57°23′24.0″N130°46′27.0″W / 57.390000°N 130.774167°W / 57.390000; -130.774167
Geography
Outcast Hill Location in British Columbia
Interactive map of Outcast Hill
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

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

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

References

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.

External links

• "Outcast Hill, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com.