Mount Sir-Wilfrid

Not to be confused with Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
Mount Sir-Wilfrid
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Sommet du Diable–783 m (2,569 ft)
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Summit of Beelzebub–749 m (2,457 ft)
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Top of the Fireguard–756 m (2,480 ft)
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Summit of Dawn Wall–740 m (2,430 ft)
Highest point
PeakSommet du Diable
Elevation783
Coordinates46°41′18″N 75°35′37″W / 46.688333°N 75.593611°W / 46.688333; -75.593611
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Administrative regionLaurentides
Regional County Municipality (MRC)Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality
Parent rangeLaurentian Mountains

Mount Sir-Wilfrid (formerly "Montagne du Diable") is located in the Montagne-du-Diable Regional Park, south-east of the Baskatong Reservoir, in the Hautes-Laurentides region, in the municipality of Ferme-Neuve, in Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality (MRC), in Laurentides (region), in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The summit of this mountain (Sommet du Diable at 783 m (2,569 ft)) is located at about 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Mont-Laurier and near Lake Windigo. In this sector of the Laurentian Mountains, the relief form an oblong mass of about 8 by 5 km (5.0 by 3.1 mi).[1]

The summit has four peaks:[2]

  • Sommet du Diable (the top of the Devil): 783 metres (2,569 feet);
  • the top of Belzébuth: 749 metres (2,457 feet);
  • the top of the Garde-feu: 756 metres (2,480 feet);
  • the top of the Dawn Wall: 740 metres (2,430 feet).

History

According to a legend, this mountain is haunted by the Wendigo or Windigo, an evil spirit from Algonquin mythology.[1]

Popularly, this mountain is designated "Montagne du Diable", a French adaptation of the old term Windigo used in this area to designate the stream and the lake. The toponymic designation Sir-Wilfrid was assigned in 1932; this designation is similar to the toponym Mont-Laurier, which the town is nearby. This toponymic designation evokes the memory of Wilfrid Laurier (1841-1919), Prime Minister of Canada, from 1896 to 1911.[1]

Montagne-du-Diable Regional Park

The mount Sir-Wilfrid is the main mountain of the Montagne-du-Diable Regional Park. This park offers many activities and services to visitors who are fond of mountain hiking.

Toponymy

This mount was named in honor of Prime Minister of Canada Wilfrid Laurier.[3]

The toponym "Mont Sir-Wilfrid" was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Place names bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c Source: Names and Places of Quebec, work of the Commission de toponymie published in 1994 and 1996 in the form of a printed illustrated dictionary, and in that of a CD-ROM produced by the company Micro-Intel, in 1997, from this dictionary.
  2. ^ "Parc régional de la montagne du diable (Montagne-du-Diable Regional Park)". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b Commission de toponymie du Québec - Banque de noms de lieux - Toponym: Mont Sir-Wilfrid