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Exile Hill is an isolated hill in the Spectrum Range of northern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Mess Lake. It lies at the southern end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.

Exile Hill
Highest point
Elevation	1,913 m (6,276 ft)
Prominence	330 m (1,080 ft)
Coordinates	57°22′42.0″N 130°49′30.0″W
Geography
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	Cassiar Land District
Parent range	Spectrum Range
Topo map	NTS 104G7 Mess Lake
Geology
Age of rock	Pliocene
Mountain type	Cinder cone
Volcanic arc/belt	Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruption	Pliocene

History

Exile Hill was named on 2 January 1980 by the Geological Survey of Canada after the Wetalth people, a group of people who lived here in times past, outcast or exiled from the Tahltans.[1]

Geology

Exile 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 Pliocene period.[2]

See also

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

References

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