The Nor'Wester Mountains are a group of

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s immediately south of

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, located on the southern limits of the City of Thunder Bay and south of the Kaministiquia River.

Mount McKay Mount McKay is a mafic sill located south of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, on the Indian reserve of the Fort William First Nation. It is the highest, most northern and best known of the Nor'Wester Mountains. It formed during a period of magmatic ...

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 Loch Lomond (; gd, Loch Laomainn - 'Lake of the Elms'Richens, R. J. (1984) ''Elm'', Cambridge University Press.) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Ce ...

, above sea level, collects most of the runoff within the Nor’Wester Mountains; Loch Lomond is drained by the Lomond River. A few square kilometers of mountain slope south of Mount McKay are drained by Whiskeyjack Creek.{{rp, 5

References

External links

Nor'Westers Elevation Profile

Nor'Westers Map Aerial View
Landforms of Thunder Bay Sills (geology) Igneous petrology of Ontario Precambrian volcanism Mountain ranges of Ontario