Dividing Lake Provincial Park High Point

Posted by Derek on May 13, 2023

Height: 1772 feet / 540 meters
GPS recorded height: 1772 feet / 540 meters
Lat/Lon: N45.39214° W78.59730°
Date Summited: May 6, 2023

Overview:

Dividing Lake Provincial Park High Point is a non-operating/nature reserve class park and was established to protect spectacular old growth pine and hardwood forests. This remote park is situated between the southwestern border of Algonquin Park / Dividing Lake and Rockaway/Dagger Lakes to the west. This area can be accessed via the Dagger Lake Access Road (which can be accessed from Livingstone Lake Road) or via the Wildcat Canoe Route, which links this Nature Reserve to Algonquin Park. The park’s high point is at its southeast side, 500 meters west of the Algonquin boundary line.

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Thunder Mountain

Posted by Derek on Oct 26, 2022

Height: 1788 feet / 545 meters
Lat/Lon: N46.64809 W82.64413
Date Summited: October 9, 2022

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Old Baldy & Wilkie Lake Peak / Fire Tower

Posted by Derek on Oct 20, 2022

Old Baldy

Height: 1827 feet / 557 meters
Lat/Lon: N46.57680 W82.82519
Date Summited: October 9, 2022

Wilkie Lake Peak / Fire Tower

Height: 1834 feet / 559 meters
Lat/Lon: N46.58915 W82.84388
Date Summited: October 9, 2022

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Fraleck Ridge

Posted by Derek on Oct 19, 2022

Height: 1629 feet / 497 meters
GPS recorded height: 1640 feet / 500 meters
Lat/Lon: N46.91859 W80.86182
Date Summited: October 8, 2022

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Peak 486

Posted by Derek on Sep 12, 2022

Height: 1594 feet / 486 meters
GPS recorded height: 1594 feet / 486 meters
Lat/Lon: N46.69648 W81.17519
Date Summited: July 26, 2022

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Peak 545

Posted by Derek on May 10, 2022

Height: 1788 feet / 545 meters
GPS recorded height: 1785 feet / 544 meters
Lat/Lon: N45.64952 W79.01674
Date Summited: May 8, 2022

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Peak 556

Posted by Derek on May 10, 2022

Height: 1824 feet / 556 meters
GPS recorded height: 1821 feet / 555 meters
Lat/Lon: N45.78757 W79.11161
Date Summited: May 8, 2022

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La Cloche Silhouette Trail

Posted by Derek on Nov 26, 2021

Dates Hiked: August 5, 2021 – August 10, 2021

Overview:

The La Cloche Silhouette Trail is a rugged 80 km backpacking trail located in Killarney Provincial Park. This challenging yet rewarding trail passes over white quartzite rock ridges, through valley bottoms and alongside picturesque crystal clear lakes. The trail is named for Group of Seven painter Franklin Carmichael’s painting “La Cloche Silhouette”. The campsites along the trail must be specifically booked in advance through Ontario Parks.

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Mount Ararat

Posted by Derek on Oct 22, 2021

Height: 1247 feet / 380 meters
GPS recorded height: 1276 feet / 389 meters
Lat/Lon: N46.12202 W81.79488
Date Summited: August 14, 2021

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Ishpatina Ridge (North Peak) – Overland

Posted by Derek on Sep 23, 2019

View to North Ishpatina summit

Rank: 3
Height: 2221 feet / 677 m
GPS recorded height: 2247 feet / 685 m
Lat/Lon: N47 19.977, W80 44.014
Line Parent: Ishpatina Ridge (Tower Summit)
Key Col: N47 19.742 W80 44.593 (1640 ft / 500 m)
Clean Prominence: 581ft / 177m
Date Summited: August 9th, 2019

Overview:

The Ishpatina Ridge traverses several rounded humps and under the Ontario 2100 Footer criteria, 3 of these qualify as being distinct 2100+ foot peaks. The familiar Fire Tower summit of the Ishpatina Ridge is the highest point in Ontario and a popular destination. It is reachable via a trail from Scarecrow Lake.  The North Peak as seen from the Fire Tower summit appears to be just as high, but according to Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario Base Maps (OBM) series, it is 43 feet lower.  There is no trail to the North Peak of the Ishpatina Ridge and the route from Ishpatina – Tower Peak is hindered by the steep cliffs surrounding the peak.

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