Mont Yamaska

Mont Yamaska
Aerial Shot of Mount Yamaska
Elevation	411 m (1,348 ft)
Location
Location	Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, 12 kilometers northwest of Granby, Quebec, Canada
Range	Monteregian Hills
Coordinates	45°27′25″N 72°52′19″W / 45.45694°N 72.87194°W / 45.45694; -72.87194Coordinates: 45°27′25″N 72°52′19″W / 45.45694°N 72.87194°W / 45.45694; -72.87194
Topo map	NTS 031H/07
Geology
Type	Intrusive
Age of rock	Cretaceous

Mont Yamaska is part of the Monteregian Hills in southern Quebec. Its summit stands 411 m (1,348 ft) above sea level. This mountain is largely covered with deciduous forest dominated by sugar maple. Some apple orchards are raised on lower slopes.

Geology

Mont Yamaska is composed of igneous rock and hornfels. The igneous rock is mostly mafic with much gabbro, essexite, and a titanium-rich pyroxenite. Mont Yamaska might be the deep extension of a vastly eroded ancient volcanic complex, which was probably active about 125 million years ago.^[1] The mountain was created when the North American Plate moved westward over the New England hotspot,^[1] along with the other mountains of the Monteregian Hills that form part of the Great Meteor hotspot track.

See also

Yamaska National Park

References

1. ^ ^{a b} A Hundred-Million Year History of the Corner Rise and New England Seamounts Retrieved on 2007-08-01

External links

• Le mont Yamaska «sous mon aile!»
• Fondation pour la conservation du mont Yamaska