Sidas Cone is a cinder cone on the Big Raven Plateau at the northern end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. Its name, meaning "cut oneself with a knife" in the Tahltan language, is descriptive of the breach that has cut the cone into two symmetrical halves.[1]
| Sidas Cone | |
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  Sidas Cone Location in British Columbia | |
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| Interactive map of Sidas Cone | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,543 m (5,062 ft) |
| Prominence | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Coordinates | 57°51′32.0″N 130°37′41.2″W / 57.858889°N 130.628111°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Parent range | Tahltan Highland |
| Topo map | NTS 104G15 Buckley Lake |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Holocene |
| Mountain type | Cinder cone |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province |
| Last eruption | Holocene |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sidas Cone". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
External links
edit- "Sidas Cone". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Natural Resources Canada. 2008-02-19. Archived from the original on 2007-11-12.
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