Destell Pass, sometimes incorrectly spelled Destall Pass, is a
mountain pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...
in the
Tahltan Highland of northwestern
British Columbia, Canada. It is located southeast of
Telegraph Creek and northwest of
Artifact Ridge
Artifact Ridge is a mountain ridge extending southeast from the eastern side of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is bounded on the north by Bourgeaux Creek valley, on the south by Artifact Creek vall ...
at the southeastern end of
Mount Edziza Provincial Park.
Destell Pass has an elevation of and consists of a narrow rock cleft.
Edziza obsidian
Edziza obsidian is a naturally formed volcanic glass found at the Mount Edziza volcanic complex in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It occurs in at least four geological formations of the volcanic complex and was widely used by indigenous p ...
of the
Armadillo Formation occurs at Destell Pass.
This remote mountain pass in
Cassiar Land District provides access between the broad upland valleys of
Raspberry Creek and
Artifact Creek.
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.
See also
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Raspberry Pass
Raspberry Pass is a mountain pass in the Tahltan Highland of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located southeast of Telegraph Creek between the heads of Raspberry Creek and Bourgeaux Creek in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. Raspberry ...
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Mountain passes of British Columbia
Landforms of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex
Tahltan