Destell Pass

Destell Pass
Location in British Columbia
Elevation	1,622 m (5,322 ft)
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Range	Tahltan Highland
Coordinates	57°28′59″N 130°38′06″W
Topo map	NTS 104G7 Mess Lake

Destell Pass, sometimes incorrectly spelled Destall Pass, is a mountain pass in the Tahltan Highland of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located southeast of Telegraph Creek and northwest of Artifact Ridge at the southeastern end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.^[1] Destell Pass has an elevation of 1,622 m (5,322 ft) and consists of a narrow rock cleft.^[2] Edziza obsidian of the Armadillo Formation occurs at Destell Pass.^[3]

This remote mountain pass in Cassiar Land District provides access between the broad upland valleys of Raspberry Creek and Artifact Creek.^[1][2] Its name means "going to camp" in the Tahltan language, referring to the fact that the pass was once used by the Tahltan to gain access to hunting grounds in the Raspberry and Artifact creek valleys.^[2]

See also

• Raspberry Pass

References

1. "Destell Pass". BC Geographical Names. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
2. Souther, J. G. (1992). The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada (Report). Memoir 420. Canada Communication Group. p. 318. doi:10.4095/133497. ISBN 0-660-14407-7.
3. Reiner, Rudy (2015). "Reassessing the role of Mount Edziza obsidian in northwestern North America". Journal of Archaeological Science. 2. Elsevier: 419. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.04.003.

External links

• "Destell Pass". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-31.