Nahta Cone

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.

Nahta Cone
Nahta Cone
Highest point
Elevation	1,690 m (5,540 ft)
Prominence	45 m (148 ft)
Coordinates	57°18′29.9″N 130°49′14.9″W
Geography
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Parent range	Spectrum Range
Topo map	NTS 104G/07
Geology
Age of rock	Holocene
Mountain type	Cinder cone
Volcanic arc/belt	Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruption	Holocene

History

Nahta Cone was named on 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]

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]

See also

• List of volcanoes in Canada
• List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
• Volcanism of Canada
• Volcanism of Western Canada

References

1. "Nahta Cone". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
2. Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Nahta Cone Archived 2010-12-11 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Nahta Cone in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia