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.
| Mount Sir-Wilfrid | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Sommet du Diable |
| Elevation | 783 |
| Coordinates | 46°41′18″N 75°35′37″W / 46.688333°N 75.593611°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Administrative region | Laurentides |
| Regional County Municipality (MRC) | Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality |
| Parent range | Laurentian Mountains |
Geography edit
The summit of this mountain (summit at 783 m) is located at about 15 km northwest of Mont-Laurier and near Lake Windigo. In this sector of the Laurentian Mountains, the relief form an oblong mass of about 8 km by 5 km.[1]
The summit has four peaks:[2]
- the top of the Devil: 783 meters;
- the top of Belzébuth: 749 meters;
- the top of the Garde-feu: 756 meters;
- the top of the Dawn Wall: 740 meters.
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Notes and references edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Parc régional de la montagne du diable (Montagne-du-Diable Regional Park)". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ a b Commission de toponymie du Québec - Banque de noms de lieux - Toponym: Mont Sir-Wilfrid
