Wetalth Ridge

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Wetalth Ridge
Wetalth Ridge.jpg
Satellite image of Wetalth Ridge
Highest point
Elevation1,886 m (6,188 ft)
Prominence353 m (1,158 ft)
Coordinates57°18′14″N 130°47′14″W / 57.30389°N 130.78722°W / 57.30389; -130.78722Coordinates: 57°18′14″N 130°47′14″W / 57.30389°N 130.78722°W / 57.30389; -130.78722
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCassiar Land District
Parent rangeTahltan Highland
Topo mapNTS 104G7
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeSubglacial mound
Volcanic arc/beltNorthern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruptionPleistocene

Wetalth Ridge is an isolated ridge in northern British Columbia, Canada, located 74 km (46 mi) southwest of Tatogga and south of Telegraph Creek. It lies on the southwest side of at the southwest corner of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.[1]

History[]

Wetalth Ridge was named on January 2, 1980 by the Geological Survey of Canada to recall a small group of wandering and exploited outcasts from the Tahltans called "Wetalth" people.[1]

Geology[]

Wetalth Ridge is a volcanic feature associated with the Mount Edziza volcanic complex which in turn forms part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. It is a subglacial mound that formed in the Pleistocene epoch when this area was buried beneath glacial ice during the last ice age.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Wetalth Ridge". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Wetalth Ridge

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