Mont Yamaska

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Mont Yamaska is a small, isolated igneous hill in southern Quebec, Canada, known as one of the Monteregian Hills formed by ancient volcanic activity.

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Mont Yamaska canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf igneous hill
monadnock
mountain
age approximately 120 million years
belongsTo Monteregian Hills chain
linked to: Monteregian Hills
country Canada
elevation approximately 1348 feet
approximately 411 metres
formedDuring Cretaceous period
geologicalOrigin ancient volcanic activity
igneous intrusion
hasAccessibility accessible by local roads
hasGeologicalSignificance example of intraplate alkaline magmatism in eastern Canada
hasHumanActivity forestry
quarrying of rock
hasNearbyRiver Yamaska River
hasNearbySettlement Granby
Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford
hasSlopeUse orchards on lower slopes
hasUse agriculture on lower slopes
hang gliding
hiking
paragliding
recreation
isRemnantOf eroded volcanic plumbing system
locatedIn Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada

southern Quebec
linked to: Southern Quebec
locatedInAdministrativeEntity La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
locatedNear Granby, Quebec
Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, Quebec
mountainRange Monteregian Hills
namedAfter Yamaska River
partOf Monteregian Igneous Province
St. Lawrence Lowlands
linked to: St. Lawrence Valley
prominence approximately 300 metres
region Montérégie
relativeLocation east of Montreal
north of the US–Canada border
rockType alkaline intrusive rock
gabbro
syenite
surfaceShape rounded hill
topographicIsolation isolated hill
vegetationType mixed forest

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Monteregian Hills hasMember Mont Yamaska