Mount Musgrave

Mount Musgrave
Mount Musgrave

Newfoundland, Canada

Highest point
Elevation 546 m (1,791 ft)
Prominence 546 m (1,791 ft)
Coordinates 48°55′48″N 57°50′02″W / 48.93000°N 57.83389°W / 48.93000; -57.83389Coordinates: 48°55′48″N 57°50′02″W / 48.93000°N 57.83389°W / 48.93000; -57.83389
Geography
Location Newfoundland, Canada
Parent range Long Range Mountains
Topo map NTS 012/A13
Climbing
Easiest route class 1 scramble

Mount Musgrave is a mountain located in western Newfoundland, near the southern side of the Humber River valley at Steady Brook, approximately 7 km (4 mi) east of Corner Brook. The peak is named in honour of Sir Anthony Musgrave, a colonial governor of Newfoundland.

The steep ridges that form part of the northern side of the mountain are the location of Marble Mountain Ski Resort, the largest alpine ski resort in Atlantic Canada. The summit of the mountain hosts Environment Canada's doppler weather radar station "XME", part of the Canadian weather radar network.

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