Mont Ham

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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″N71°38′11″W / 45.790947°N 71.636257°W / 45.790947; -71.636257 Coordinates: 45°47′27″N71°38′11″W / 45.790947°N 71.636257°W / 45.790947; -71.636257 [2]
Geography
Parent range Southern Notre Dame Mountains
Geology
Age of rock Ordovician [3]
Climbing
Easiest route hiking

The Mont Ham is a mountain in the southern Notre Dame Mountains (part of the Appalachians), in the municipality of Ham-Sud, in the Les Sources Regional County Municipality, in region of Estrie, in Quebec, Canada.

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Mount Ham is located in Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud, very close to Ham-Nord, in the Eastern Townships (Cantons-de-l'Est) in Quebec and is managed by a non-profit organization, "Le développement du Mont Ham". The mission of the organization is to promote the fauna and flora of the region as well as to create new services and activities that meet the needs of the community and the clientele. The Mount Ham site is also a center for community initiatives.

Geography

It is part of the lowlands of the Appalachians.

Its primary summit lies at an elevation of 713 metres (2,339 ft) and its drop is 360 meters, with a prominence of 358 metres (1,175 ft). [2] Marked trails on the mountain permit visitors a 360 degree view of the surrounding landscape. [1]

Activities

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 

Toponym

The toponym "Mont Ham Regional Park" is linked to the name of the mountain. The latest toponym was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [8]

See also

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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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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.
  8. ↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - File: Mont Ham.
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