Mont Ham
| Mont Ham | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 713 m (2,339 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 358 m (1,175 ft)[2] |
| Coordinates | 45°47′27″N 71°38′11″W / 45.790947°N 71.636257°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Southern Notre Dame Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Ordovician[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | hiking |
Mont Ham is a mountain in the southern Notre Dame Mountains (part of the Appalachians) in Quebec, Canada. Its primary summit lies at an elevation of 713 m, with a prominence of 358 m.[2] Marked trails on the mountain permit visitors a 360 degree view of the surrounding landscape.[1] The park in which it is situated is open year-round and offers hiking, scrambling, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, disc golf, and camping.[4] In 2014, the park became the first in the Eastern Townships to gain "regional park" status, along with a $1,367,250 grant for expansion and improvements.[5]
Geology
While its rocks are considerably older, Mont Ham is surrounded by moraine that was deposited approximately 12,200 years BP during glaciation.[6]: 128 The bedrock of the mountain is composed of boninite in an ophiolite complex.[7]: 19
References
- ^ a b "La Montagne | Parc régional du Mont-Ham, Estrie, Québec" (in French). Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Mont Ham, Québec". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 9 Apr 2012.
- ^ "Mont Ham" (in French). Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved 9 Apr 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Mont Ham". Tourism Eastern Townships. Retrieved 9 Apr 2012.
- ^ Yvan Provencher (10 March 2014). "Le mont Ham devient un parc régional" (in French). La Presse. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ Parent, Michel; Occhietti, Serge (1999). "Late Wisconsinan deglaciation and glacial lake development in the Appalachians of southeastern Québec". Géographie physique et Quaternaire. 53 (1). Érudit: 117–135. doi:10.7202/004859ar. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ François Huot (December 1997). "Étude pétrologique des processus magmatiques reliés au massif ophiolitique du Mont Chagnon, Quebec, Canada" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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