Mount Ferguson (Ontario)

For other places with the same name, see Mount Ferguson.
Mount Ferguson
Mount Ferguson

Ontario, Canada

Highest point
Elevation 415 m (1,362 ft)
Coordinates 47°8′11″N 80°3′31″W / 47.13639°N 80.05861°W / 47.13639; -80.05861Coordinates: 47°8′11″N 80°3′31″W / 47.13639°N 80.05861°W / 47.13639; -80.05861
Geography
Location Temagami, Ontario
Topo map NTS 041P/01

Mount Ferguson, sometimes called Ferguson Mountain, is a mountain in the Municipality of Temagami, Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It overlooks Ferguson Bay of Lake Temagami with an elevation of 415 m (1,362 ft) above sea level, making it one of the highest mountains in the area. Mount Ferguson is situated near the boundary of geographic townships Cynthia and Aston.[1]

The mountain is named after Peter A. Ferguson, a gold prospector from the town of Mattawa who staked mining claims on Mount Ferguson in the 1880s. He is also the namesake for Ferguson Bay, Ferguson Island and Ferguson Point.[2] A fire lookout tower set up by the Department of Lands and Forests (now the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry) had formerly occupied the summit of Mount Ferguson.[1] The tower was taken out of use in 1966, eventually being removed around 1975.[2]

Like the other highest peaks of this area, Mount Ferguson is underlain by Nipissing diabase.[1] 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Simony, P. S. (1964). "Geology of Northwestern Timagami Area, District of Nipissing". Queen's Printer: 3.
  2. 1 2 "Mt. Ferguson". Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  3. ↑ 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. ISSN 1480-3313.
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