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Sidas Cone

Sidas Cone
Sidas Cone is located in British Columbia
Sidas Cone
Sidas Cone
Location within British Columbia
Map
Interactive map of Sidas Cone
Highest point
Elevation1,543 m (5,062 ft)
Prominence92 m (302 ft)
Coordinates57°51′31″N 130°37′49″W / 57.85861°N 130.63028°W / 57.85861; -130.63028
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
District
Cassiar Land District
Parent rangeTahltan Highland
Topo mapNTS 104G15 Buckley Lake
Geology
Rock ageHolocene
Cinder cone
Volcanic zoneNorthern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruptionHolocene

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]

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References

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  1. "Sidas Cone". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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