Exile Hill

Exile Hill
Exile Peak
Geological cross section of Exile Hill
Highest point
Elevation	1,890 m (6,200 ft)[1]
Coordinates	57°22′41″N 130°49′29″W / 57.37806°N 130.82472°W / 57.37806; -130.82472[2]
Geography
Exile Hill Location in British Columbia
Location in Mount Edziza Provincial Park
Country	Canada[3]
Province	British Columbia[3]
District	Cassiar Land District[2]
Protected area	Mount Edziza Provincial Park[2]
Parent range	Tahltan Highland[3]
Topo map	NTS 104G7 Mess Lake[2]
Geology
Formed by	Volcanism[4]
Mountain type(s)	Cinder cone, plug dome[5][6]
Rock type(s)	Basalt, trachyte[7]
Last eruption	Pliocene age[5]

Exile Hill, sometimes referred to as Exile Peak, is an isolated hill in Cassiar Land District of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It has an elevation of 1,890 metres (6,200 feet) and is part of the Arctic Lake Plateau or the neighbouring Spectrum Range, which are within the limits of the Tahltan Highland. Exile Hill is about 60 kilometres (37 miles) southeast of the community of Telegraph Creek in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. Access to Exile Hill is via aircraft which are permitted to land on Mess Lake and Little Arctic Lake to the northwest and southeast, respectively.

Exile Hill is part of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex, which consists of diverse landforms such as shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes, lava domes and cinder cones. The volcanic rocks comprising the hill are of Pliocene age and are subdivided into two geological formations that were deposited during the second magmatic cycle of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex. Basalt comprises the Nido Formation whereas the younger Spectrum Formation consists of trachyte. Nearby volcanic features include Outcast Hill, Tadekho Hill, Kuno Peak, Nahta Cone and Wetalth Ridge.