Nahta Cone
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 Nahta Cone |
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| Elevation | 1,690 m (5,545 ft) |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Range | Spectrum Range |
| Prominence | 45 m (148 ft) |
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| Topo map | NTS 104G/07 |
| Type | Cinder cone |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province |
| Age of rock | Holocene |
| Last eruption | Holocene |
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.
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[edit] History
Nahta Cone was named in 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]
[edit] 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]
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Nahta Cone in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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