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Nuthinaw Mountain

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Nuthinaw Mountain
Nuthinaw Mountain is located in British Columbia
Nuthinaw Mountain
Nuthinaw Mountain
Location in British Columbia
Map
Interactive map of Nuthinaw Mountain
Highest point
Elevation1,732 m (5,682 ft)
Prominence427 m (1,401 ft)
ListingList of volcanoes in Canada
Coordinates58°47′24.0″N 131°03′46.1″W / 58.790000°N 131.062806°W / 58.790000; -131.062806
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeStikine Plateau
Topo mapNTS 104J14 Kawdy Creek
Geology
Mountain typeSubglacial mound
Volcanic arc/beltNorthern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruptionPleistocene

Nuthinaw Mountain is a mountain on the Stikine Plateau in northern British Columbia, Canada, located east of Tutsingale Mountain and 72 km (45 mi) northwest of Dease Lake on the north side of Tachilta Lakes. It is a product of subglacial volcanism during the Pleistocene period when this area was covered by thick glacial ice, forming a subglacial volcano that never broke through the overlying glacial ice known as a subglacial mound.

Nuthinaw is a Tahltan name meaning Cariboo fence went right into mountain.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Nuthinaw Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
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