The Lewis Hills is a section of the
Long Range Mountains
The Long Range Mountains are a series of mountains along the west coast of the Canadian island of Newfoundland. The long range mountains form the northernmost section of the Appalachian mountain chain on the eastern seaboard of North Amer ...
located on the west coast of
Newfoundland, along the
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
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An
ophiolite
An ophiolite is a section of Earth's oceanic crust and the underlying upper mantle that has been uplifted and exposed above sea level and often emplaced onto continental crustal rocks.
The Greek word ὄφις, ''ophis'' (''snake'') is found ...
and
Peridotite complex, the Lewis Hills is the southernmost of four such complexes
[Williams, H., 1973, Bay of Islands map-area (12G), Newfoundland: Geological Survey of Canada, v. 72-34, 7 p., includes map 1355A, scale 1:125000] located within the Humber Arm Allochthon, a world-renowned geological area. It is located in an area stretching between the town of
Stephenville in the south and the city of
Corner Brook in the north.
The Lewis Hills is an excellent backcountry wilderness hiking destination. The most accessible day-hiking route to the Lewis Hills is by the
International Appalachian Trail, with the southern trail head located almost at the end of Cold Brook Road, and the northern trail head at the end of Logger School Road
At above sea level, the highest elevation on Newfoundland is
The Cabox located in the Lewis Hills at .
References
Mountain ranges of Newfoundland and Labrador
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