Nor'Wester Mountains

{{Short description|Mountain range in Ontario, Canada}}

{{Infobox mountain range

| name=Nor'Wester Mountains

| photo=Neebing ON.JPG

| photo_size=260

| photo_caption=The Nor'Westers seen from Neebing Township

| country=Canada

| state_type=Province

| state= Ontario

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| highest=Mount McKay

| elevation_m=483

| coordinates = {{coord|48|20|43|N|89|17|8|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| map=Ontario

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| map_caption=Location in Ontario

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The Nor'Wester Mountains are a group of mountains immediately south of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, located on the southern limits of the City of Thunder Bay and south of the Kaministiquia River.{{rp|32,33}} Mount McKay is the highest, most northern and best known of these mountains. Other prominent peaks include Godfrey, Hurlburt, Johnson, Matchett, McRae, McQuaig, Rose, and Squaretop.

Loch Lomond, {{convert|287|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level, collects most of the runoff within the Nor’Wester Mountains; Loch Lomond is drained by the Lomond River.{{cite report|title=Watershed Characterization Report Lakehead Source Protection Area|publisher=Source Water Protection–Lakehead Region|date=March 2008|url=http://ozone.scholarsportal.info/bitstream/1873/14560/3/292820.pdf|accessdate=June 14, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{rp|5}} A few square kilometers of mountain slope south of Mount McKay are drained by Whiskeyjack Creek.{{rp|5}}

Gallery

File:Mount McKay Thunder Bay.jpg|Mount McKay

References