Ishpatina Ridge
Ishpatina Ridge | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 693 m (2,274 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 394 m (1,293 ft)[2] |
Coordinates | 47°19′00″N 80°45′00″W / 47.31667°N 80.75000°W |
Geography | |
Location | 90 km north of Sudbury, Ontario in Ellis Township, Sudbury District |
Parent range | Canadian Shield, unnamed range |
Topo map | NTS 41P7 Smoothwater Lake |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
Ishpatina Ridge is the highest point of land in the
The ridge lies in
The name "Ishpatina" comes from an Ojibwe language word ishpadinaa, meaning "high place/ridge".[4] Spadina Avenue in Toronto and the city of Ishpeming, Michigan derive their names from the same word.
Although the Ishpatina Ridge is the highest point in Ontario, at least one other geographic feature, Maple Mountain (approximately 25 km to the east) has greater prominence, 37 m (121 ft) higher than Ishpatina Ridge's rise over Scarecrow Lake.[5]
An abandoned
Located between Tower Peak and the North Peak, the Ishpatina Canyon is one of the deepest in Ontario. The elevation of Tower Peak is 693 m (2,274 ft), the bottom of the Canyon is at 533 m (1,749 ft) and the North Peak at 686 m (2,251 ft) above sea level. The canyon is nearly twice as deep as Ouimet Canyon, often considered Ontario's deepest. However, the more gradual descent into the canyon hides the fact.[7]
The ridge was featured on an interactive web series called The Peakbaggers.[8]
See also
References
- ^ The Atlas of Canada Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ishpatina Ridge (Peakbagger)
- ^ Stevens, Andy. "In-depth: Ishpatina". Ottertooth. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- ISBN 978-0-8160-6859-3.
- ^ Maple Mountain Myth - The highest point in Ontario
- ^ Stevens, Andy. "In-depth: Ishpatina". Ottertooth. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- ^ Stevens, Andy. "In-depth: Ishpatina". Ottertooth. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- ^ "Temagami's Ishpatina Ridge the first stop for mountain climbers". Retrieved 2015-08-24.
External links
- Trip reports with route descriptions to the 3 main peaks along the Ishpatina Ridge
- Documents conflicting estimates of the elevation of Ishpatina Ridge
- Links with descriptions to many Ishpatina Ridge travel reports and photos
- Map Link[permanent dead link]
- Individual report on Ishpatina ridge with photos
- The Ellis firetower on Ishpatina Ridge
- Friends of Temagami