| Nahta Cone | |
|---|---|
 Nahta Cone from the east | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,670 m (5,480 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 57°18′29″N 130°49′13″W / 57.30806°N 130.82028°W[2] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Seven in the Tahltan language[2] |
| Geography | |
  Nahta Cone Location in British Columbia | |
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| Location in Mount Edziza Provincial Park | |
| Country | Canada[3] |
| Province | British Columbia[3] |
| District | Cassiar Land District[2] |
| Protected area | Mount Edziza Provincial Park[2] |
| Parent range | Tahltan Highland[3] |
| Topo map | NTS 104G7 Mess Lake[2] |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Cinder cone[4] |
| Type of rock | Hawaiite[5] |
| Last eruption | Holocene age[4] |
Nahta Cone is a small cinder cone in Cassiar Land District of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It has an elevation of 1,670 metres (5,480 feet) and lies near the northern edge of the Arctic Lake Plateau, a glacially scored plateau of the Tahltan Highland which in turn extends along the western side of the Stikine Plateau. The cone is about 70 kilometres (43 miles) south-southeast of the community of Telegraph Creek and lies in the southwestern corner of Mount Edziza Provincial Park, one of the largest provincial parks in British Columbia.
Nahta Cone is a part of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex and overlies a limestone hill. The summit of the cone contains a circular crater breached on the east which was the source of a roughly 3-kilometre-long (1.9-mile) lava flow that travelled northerly and then westerly into the head of Nahta Creek. Ejecta from the volcano extends about 500 metres (1,600 feet) to the west and 700 metres (2,300 feet) to the north. Access to this isolated volcanic cone is limited to float plane or helicopter.
- ^ "Spectrum Range: Synonyms & Subfeatures". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ a b c d e "Nahta Cone". BC Geographical Names. Archived from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ a b c "A 502" (Topographic map). Telegraph Creek, Cassiar Land District, British Columbia (3 ed.). 1:250,000. 104 G (in English and French). Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. 1989. Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ a b "Nahta Cone". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Natural Resources Canada. 2009-03-10. Archived from the original on 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Souther, J. G. (1988). "1623A" (Geologic map). Geology, Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. 1:50,000. Cartography by M. Sigouin, Geological Survey of Canada. Energy, Mines and Resources Canada. doi:10.4095/133498.