Nahta Cone

Nahta Cone is a cinder cone in northern British Columbia, Canada, located 69 km (43 mi) southwest of Tatogga, 9 km (6 mi) north of Wetalth Ridge and south of Telegraph Creek. It lies in the southwestern corner of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.

Nahta Cone
Nahta Cone from the east
Highest point
Elevation1,690 m (5,540 ft)
Prominence45 m (148 ft)
Coordinates57°18′29.9″N 130°49′14.9″W
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeSpectrum Range
Topo mapNTS 104G7 Mess Lake
Geology
Age of rockHolocene
Mountain typeCinder cone
Volcanic arc/beltNorthern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruptionHolocene

History

Nahta Cone was named on January 2, 1980 by the Geological Survey of Canada after the last seven survivors of the Wetalth people, a group outcast or exiled from the Tahltans in time past. Nahta is a Tahltan word meaning seven.[1]

Geology

Nahta Cone is one of the youngest volcanic features in the Spectrum Range which in turn form part of the Mount Edziza-Spectrum Range volcanic complex and the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. It formed in the Holocene period.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Nahta Cone". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Nahta Cone Archived 2010-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
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