Mount McKay

Mount McKay
Mount McKay as seen from the Neste Boat Launch
Highest point
Elevation489 m (1,604 ft)
Coordinates48°20′41″N 89°17′12″W / 48.34472°N 89.28667°W / 48.34472; -89.28667[1]
Geography
Mount McKay is located in Ontario
Mount McKay
Mount McKay
Location in Ontario
LocationFort William First Nation, Ontario, Canada
Parent rangeNor'Wester Mountains
Topo mapNTS 52A6 Thunder Bay
Geology
Age of rockPrecambrian
Mountain typeSill

Mount McKay is a mafic sill located south of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, on the Indian reserve of the Fort William First Nation.[2] It is the highest, most northern and best known of the Nor'Wester Mountains. It formed during a period of magmatic activity associated with the large Midcontinent Rift System about 1,100 million years ago.[3]

  1. ^ "Mount McKay". Canadian Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Thunder Bay Green Spaces". Retrieved 2007-04-11.
  3. ^ "North Shore Lake Superior, Ontario". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2007-12-13.

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