Caribou Mountain is a large
hill
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Terminology
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in
Northeastern Ontario
Northeastern Ontario is a secondary region of Northern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario, which lies north of Lake Huron and east of Lake Superior.
Northeastern Ontario consists of the districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Cochrane, Timiska ...
,
Canada
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, located east of the village of
Temagami
Temagami, formerly spelled as Timagami, is a municipality in northeastern Ontario, Canada, in the Nipissing District with Lake Temagami at its heart.
The Temagami region is known as ''n'Daki Menan'', the homeland of the area's First Nations commu ...
. It contains a high
fire tower
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that visitors can climb for a small fee. Its steep
cliff
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overlooks the village of Temagami and is the closest lookout point to the village. Caribou Mountain, as well as the surrounding area, is situated in the Municipality of Temagami.
See also
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Maple Mountain
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Ishpatina Ridge
Ishpatina Ridge is the highest point of land in the Canadian province of Ontario, at an estimated above sea level. Ishpatina Ridge rises approximately above the immediate area. It was only truly recognized as Ontario's highest point after topog ...
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Strathy Township
Mountains of Ontario
Landforms of Temagami
Mountains of Canada under 1000 metres
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