Wetalth Ridge
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| Wetalth Ridge | |
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| Elevation | 1,886 m (6,188 ft) |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Range | Spectrum Range |
| Prominence | 353 m (1,158 ft) |
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| Topo map | NTS 104G/02 |
| Type | Subglacial volcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Last eruption | Pleistocene |
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 Little Arctic Lake at the southwest corner of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.[1]
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[edit] 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]
[edit] Geology
Wetalth Ridge 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 subglacial volcano that formed in the Pleistocene period when this area was buried beaneath glacial ice during the last ice age.[2]
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Wetalth Ridge in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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