Mont Ham

Mont Ham
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 / 45.790947; -71.636257Coordinates: 45°47′27″N 71°38′11″W / 45.790947°N 71.636257°W / 45.790947; -71.636257 [2]
Geography
Mont Ham

Quebec, Canada

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 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 a moraine that emerged approximately 12,200 years BP during glaciation.[6]:128 It is constituted of boninite in an ophiolite complex.[7]:19

References

  1. 1 2 "La Montagne | Parc régional du Mont-Ham, Estrie, Québec" (in French). Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mont Ham, Québec". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 9 Apr 2012.
  3. ↑ "Mont Ham" (in French). Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved 9 Apr 2012.
  4. ↑ "Mont Ham". Tourism Eastern Townships. Retrieved 9 Apr 2012.
  5. ↑ Yvan Provencher (10 March 2014). "Le mont Ham devient un parc régional" (in French). La Presse. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Parent, Michel; Occhietti, Serge (1999). "Late Wisconsinan deglaciation and glacial lake development in the Appalachians of southeastern Québec". Géographie physique et Quaternaire. Érudit. 53 (1): 117–135. doi:10.7202/004859ar. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  7. ↑ 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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