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]

Mount Ferguson
Mount Ferguson Ontario, Canada
Highest point
Elevation	415 m (1,362 ft)
Coordinates	47°8′11″N 80°3′31″W
Geography
Location	Temagami, Ontario
Topo map	NTS 41P1 Obabika Lake

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

See also

• Devil Mountain

References

External links

• "Mount Ferguson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2016.