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| Sidas Cone | |
|---|---|
 Sidas Cone from the north | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,540 m (5,050 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 57°51′31″N 130°37′49″W / 57.85861°N 130.63028°W[2] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | 'Cut oneself with a knife' in Tahltan[2] |
| Defining authority | BC Geographical Names office in Victoria, British Columbia[2][3] |
| Geography | |
  Sidas Cone Location in British Columbia | |
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| Location in Mount Edziza Provincial Park | |
| Country | Canada[4] |
| Province | British Columbia[4] |
| District | Cassiar Land District[2] |
| Protected area | Mount Edziza Provincial Park[2] |
| Parent range | Tahltan Highland[4] |
| Topo map | NTS 104G15 Buckley Lake[2] |
| Geology | |
| Formed by | Volcanism[5] |
| Mountain type | Cinder cone[6] |
| Rock type(s) | Alkali basalt, hawaiite[7] |
| Volcanic field | Desolation Lava Field[7] |
| Last eruption | Holocene age[6] |
Sidas Cone is a cinder cone in Cassiar Land District of northwestern British Columbia, Canada.
Name and etymology
[edit]Geography
[edit]Geology
[edit]Accessibility
[edit]See also
[edit]
- List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- Volcanism of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex
References
[edit]- ^ Global Volcanism Program: Edziza, Synonyms & Subfeatures.
- ^ a b c d e f BC Geographical Names: Sidas Cone.
- ^ Government of Canada: Geographical Names Board of Canada.
- ^ a b c Department of Energy, Mines and Resources 1989.
- ^ Souther 1992, p. 27.
- ^ a b Natural Resources Canada: Sidas Cone.
- ^ a b Souther 1988.
Sources
[edit]- "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 May 2, 2021.
- "Edziza". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on January 14, 2025.
- "Geographical Names Board of Canada". Government of Canada. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024.
- "Sidas Cone". BC Geographical Names. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024.
- "Sidas Cone". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Natural Resources Canada. March 10, 2009. Archived from the original on December 12, 2010.
- 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.
- Souther, J. G. (1992). The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada (Report). Memoir 420. Canada Communication Group. doi:10.4095/133497. ISBN 0-660-14407-7.
External links
[edit]- "Sidas Cone, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com.
Media related to Sidas Cone at Wikimedia Commons
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