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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]

Wetalth Ridge
Satellite image of Wetalth Ridge
Highest point
Elevation1,886 m (6,188 ft)
Prominence353 m (1,158 ft)
Coordinates57°18′14″N 130°47′14″W
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCassiar Land District
Parent rangeTahltan Highland
Topo mapNTS 104G7 Mess Lake
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeSubglacial mound
Volcanic arc/beltNorthern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruptionPleistocene

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. "Wetalth Ridge". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Wetalth Ridge





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