Tsekone Ridge
Satellite image of Tsekone Ridge
Highest point
Elevation1,929 m (6,329 ft)
Prominence114 m (374 ft)
Coordinates57°46′24″N 130°42′08″W / 57.77333°N 130.70222°W / 57.77333; -130.70222
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCassiar Land District
Parent rangeTahltan Highland
Topo mapNTS 104G15 Buckley Lake
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeSubglacial mound
Last eruptionPleistocene

Tsekone Ridge, also called Tsekone Peak and Black Knight Cone, is an isolated ridge on the Big Raven Plateau of the Tahltan Highland in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located southeast of Telegraph Creek at the north side of Mount Edziza Provincial Park between Eve Cone and Mount Edziza.[1]

History

The name of this ridge was officially adopted on January 2, 1980, after having been submitted by the Geological Survey of Canada. It is Tahltan in origin and translates to stone fire.[1]

Geology

Tsekone Ridge is a subglacial mound that formed in the Pleistocene epoch when this area was buried beneath glacial ice during the last ice age. It is associated with the Mount Edziza volcanic complex which in turn forms part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tsekone Ridge". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  2. "Tsekone Ridge". Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Natural Resources Canada. 2005-08-19. Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
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