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 | |
|---|---|
  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 |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Parent range | border of Tanzilla Plateau (Stikine Plateau) & Cassiar Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 104I11 Hard Lake |
| 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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