Dark Mountain
Dark Mountain, formerly also known as Black Mountain, is a mountain in the Tanzilla Plateau of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located northeast of the settlement of Dease Lake, near Cry Lake.
Dark Mountain | |
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Dark Mountain Location in British Columbia | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,974 m (6,476 ft) |
Prominence | 389 m (1,276 ft) |
Listing | List of volcanoes in Canada |
Coordinates | 58°38′7.1″N 129°26′21.1″W |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Parent range | border of Tanzilla Plateau (Stikine Plateau) & Cassiar Mountains |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Subglacial mound |
Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province |
Last eruption | Pleistocene |
Before 1937 Dark Mountain was known as Black Mountain. The Canadian Geological Survey recommended a name change to avoid confusion with several similarly named features, see Black Mountain (disambiguation).
See also
References
- "Dark Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
- "Dark Mountain". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.
- "Stikine Volcanic Belt (Dark Mountain area)". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Geological Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.
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