Outcast Hill
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| Outcast Hill | |
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| Elevation | 1,800 m (5,906 ft) |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Range | Spectrum Range |
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| Topo map | NTS 104G/07 |
| Type | Cinder cone |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Last eruption | Pleistocene |
Outcast Hill is an isolated hill in northern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Mess Lake. It lies at the southern end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.
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[edit] History
Outcast Hill was named on 2 January 1980 by the Geological Survey of Canada after the Wetalth people, a group of people that lived here in times past, outcast or exiled from the Tahltans.f[1]
[edit] Geology
Outcast Hill 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 cinder cone that formed in the Pleistocene period.[2]
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