Dark Mountain

Dark Mountain
Dark Mountain Location in British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation	1,974 m (6,476 ft)
Prominence	389 m (1,276 ft)
Listing	List of volcanoes in Canada
Coordinates	58°38′7.1″N 129°26′21.1″W / 58.635306°N 129.439194°W / 58.635306; -129.439194Coordinates: 58°38′7.1″N 129°26′21.1″W / 58.635306°N 129.439194°W / 58.635306; -129.439194
Geography
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	Cassiar Land District
Parent range	border of Tanzilla Plateau (Stikine Plateau) & Cassiar Mountains
Topo map	NTS 104I11
Geology
Mountain type	Subglacial mound
Volcanic arc/belt	Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruption	Pleistocene

Dark Mountain, formerly also known as Black Mountain, is a mountain in the Tanzilla Plateau of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located northeast of the settlement of Dease Lake, near .

Before 1937 Dark Mountain was known as Black Mountain. The Canadian Geological Survey recommended a name change to avoid confusion with several similarly named features, see Black Mountain (disambiguation).

See also[]

• List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
• List of volcanoes in Canada
• Volcanic history of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
• Volcanism of Canada
• Volcanism of Western Canada

References[]

• "Dark Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
• "Dark Mountain". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.
• "Stikine Volcanic Belt (Dark Mountain area)". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Geological Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.

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