Wetalth Ridge

Wetalth Ridge
Wetalth Ridge is located in British Columbia
Wetalth Ridge
Wetalth Ridge
Location in British Columbia
Map
Interactive map 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; -130.78722
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCassiar Land District
Parent rangeTahltan Highland
Topo mapNTS 104G7 Mess Lake
Geology
Rock agePleistocene
Mountain typeSubglacial mound
Volcanic regionNorthern 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 Little Arctic Lake 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.
  2. ^ Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Wetalth Ridge