Nuthinaw Mountain
Nuthinaw Mountain is a mountain on the Stikine Plateau in northern British Columbia, Canada, located east of Tutsingale Mountain and 72 km (45 mi) northwest of Dease Lake on the north side of Tachilta Lakes. It is a product of subglacial volcanism during the Pleistocene period when this area was covered by thick glacial ice, forming a subglacial volcano that never broke through the overlying glacial ice known as a subglacial mound.
Nuthinaw Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,732 m (5,682 ft) |
Prominence | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
Listing | List of volcanoes in Canada |
Coordinates | 58°47′24.0″N 131°03′46.1″W |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Parent range | Stikine Plateau |
Topo map | NTS 104J/14 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Subglacial mound |
Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province |
Last eruption | Pleistocene |
Nuthinaw is a Tahltan name meaning Cariboo fence went right into mountain.[1]
See also
References
External links
- Nuthinaw Mountain in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
- Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Nuthinaw Mountain
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