Outcast Hill

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Outcast Hill

| photo = Outcast Hill cross section.png

| photo_caption = Cross section of Outcast Hill

| map = British Columbia

| map_caption = Location in British Columbia

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Outcast Hill

| elevation_m = 1800

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| prominence =

| location = British Columbia, Canada

| district = Cassiar Land District

| range = Tahltan Highland

| coordinates = {{coord|57|23|24.0|N|130|46|27.0|W|type:mountain_region:CA|display=inline,title}}

| topo_maker = NTS

| topo_map = {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|104|G|7}}

| type = Cinder cone

| age = Pleistocene

| volcanic_region = Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province

| last_eruption = Pleistocene

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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.

History

Outcast 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.{{cite web |title=Outcast Hill |url=http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/15116.html |website=BC Geographical Names |access-date=12 April 2020}}

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.{{Cite web |url=http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/volcanoes/cat/volcano_e.php?id=svb_ohl_098 |title=Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Outcast Hill |access-date=2008-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219231621/http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/volcanoes/cat/volcano_e.php?id=svb_ohl_098 |archive-date=2006-02-19 |url-status=dead }}