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| Tuya Butte | |
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  Tuya Butte Location in British Columbia | |
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| Interactive map of Tuya Butte | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,685 m (5,528 ft) |
| Prominence | 355 m (1,165 ft) |
| Coordinates | 59°07′58.1″N 130°34′04.1″W / 59.132806°N 130.567806°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Parent range | Tuya Range |
| Topo map | NTS 104O2 Tuya Lake |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Tuya |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province |
| Last eruption | Pleistocene |
Tuya Butte is a tuya in the Tuya Range of north-central British Columbia, Canada. It is a bit less isolated from other ranges than neighbouring Mount Josephine. Some of the other volcanoes in the area include South Tuya, Ash Mountain, and Mathews Tuya.
Tuya Butte was the first tuya analyzed in the geological literature,[1] and its name has since become standard worldwide among volcanologists in referring to and writing about tuyas. The Tuya Mountains Provincial Park was recently established to protect this unusual landscape, which lies north of Tuya Lake and south of the Jennings River near the boundary with the Yukon Territory. Tuya Butte is regarded as among the best examples of this landform outside Iceland and Antarctica.[2]
Tuya Butte was named by Canadian volcanologist Bill Mathews in association with adjacent Tuya Lake and Butte Lake. The term tuya may be derived from a Tahltan word.[3]
- ^ Tuya Butte in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-09-14
- ^ Tuya Mountains Provincial Park Retrieved on 2007-11-08
- ^ "Tuya Butte". BC Geographical Names.