Nuttby Mountain is a Canadian peak
in the
Cobequid Mountains
The Cobequid Mountains, also sometimes referred to as the Cobequid Hills, is a Canadian mountain range located in Nova Scotia in the mainland portion of the province.
Geologic history
Geologically, the Cobequid Mountains are considered part of th ...
and at 360.6 metres is one of the highest elevation points on the
mainland portion of Nova Scotia. Its longstanding claim to be the highest peak was disproven in 2017 when it was discovered that Higgins Mountain near
Folly Lake is 363.7 metres and an unnamed peak near
Hart Lake is 365.02 metres.
Located west of
Route 311 in
Colchester County some 20 km north of
Truro
Truro (; kw, Truru) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its ...
, the peak is accessible by vehicle using a gated road and is topped by telecommunication towers. A
fire lookout tower
A fire lookout tower, fire tower or lookout tower, provides housing and protection for a person known as a "fire lookout" whose duty it is to search for wildfires in the wilderness. It is a small building, usually on the summit of a mountain or ...
stood there from 1937 to 2013. A 45-megawatt
wind farm
A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used Wind power, to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundre ...
was constructed on a 400-acre site on the mountain in 2010.
As of 2017
Nova Scotia Power
Nova Scotia Power Inc. is a vertical integration, vertically integrated electric utility in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is privately owned by Emera and regulated by the provincial government via the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB). Nov ...
owned 22
Enercon E82 turbines on the site with a total capacity of 50.6 MW.
See also
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List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories
This is a list of the highest points of the Canadian provinces and territories, by height.
;Notes
*Fairweather Mountain is the officially gazetted name, but Mount Fairweather is the common usage. Mount Fairweather is on the boundary with Alaska, ...
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Nuttby, Nova Scotia
Nuttby is a community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin ...
, nearby settlement
References
External links
Atlas of Canada - Facts about mountains
Mountains of Nova Scotia
Landforms of Colchester County
Mountains of Canada under 1000 metres
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