Mount Ferguson (Ontario)

For other places with the same name, see Mount Ferguson.
Mount Ferguson
Mount Ferguson is located in Ontario
Mount Ferguson
Mount Ferguson
Highest point
Elevation415 m (1,362 ft)
Coordinates47°8′11″N 80°3′31″W / 47.13639°N 80.05861°W / 47.13639; -80.05861[1]
Geography
LocationTemagami, Ontario
Topo mapNTS 41P1 Obabika Lake[1]

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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[2] Dismantling of the fire tower took place in around 1975 after being abandoned since 1966.[3]

Like the other highest peaks of this area, Mount Ferguson 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).[4]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Ferguson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  2. ^ a b c Simony, P. S. (1964). Geology of Northwestern Timagami Area, District of Nipissing (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. p. 3. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Mt. Ferguson". Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  4. ^ Lightfoot, P. C.; Souza, H. De; Douerty, W. (1993). "Differentiation and source of the Nipissing Diabase intrusions, Ontario, Canada". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 30 (6). NRC Research Press: 1124. Bibcode:1993CaJES..30.1123L. doi:10.1139/e93-095. ISSN 1480-3313.