Mount Musgrave is a

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located in western Newfoundland, near the southern side of the Humber River valley at

Steady Brook Steady Brook (2021 population: 416) is a Canadian town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland, the town is situated 8 kilometres east of the city of Corner B ...

, approximately east of

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. The peak is named in honour of Sir Anthony Musgrave, a colonial governor of Newfoundland. The steep ridges that form part of the northern side of the mountain are the location of

Marble Mountain Ski Resort Marble Mountain is a ski resort located in the town of Steady Brook, on the west coast of Newfoundland in the Long Range Mountains. The resort is located on a series of steep ridges forming part of the southern side of the Humber River valley o ...

, the largest

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resort in

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. The summit of the mountain hosts Environment Canada's

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station "XME", part of the

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