Devil Mountain
Devil Mountain, sometimes mistakenly called Devil's Mountain, is a wooded mountain in the Municipality of Temagami, Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It overlies Devil Island in Lake Temagami with an elevation of 375 m (1,230 ft) above sea level. A short trail from Angus Point leads to an overlook some 76 m (249 ft) above Lake Temagami. From here, Maple Mountain can be seen on a clear day.[1]
| Devil Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
| Coordinates | 47°5′18″N 80°5′6″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Temagami, Ontario |
| Topo map | NTS 041P/01 |
Devil Mountain is underlain by Nipissing diabase.[2] This forms a 2.2 billion year old magmatic province with an east–west extent of almost 450 km (280 mi) and a north–south extent of up to 350 km (220 mi).[3]
See also
References
- "Devil's Mountain Lookout". Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- Simony, P. S. (1964). "Geology of Northwestern Timagami Area, District of Nipissing". Queen's Printer. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Lightfoot, P. C.; Souza, H. De; Douerty, W. (1993). "Differentiation and source of the Nipissing Diabase intrusions, Ontario, Canada". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. NRC Research Press. 30: 1124. doi:10.1139/e93-095. ISSN 1480-3313.
External links
- "Devil Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
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