Silver Peak is a mountain located in the southern portion of the
La Cloche Mountains
The La Cloche Mountains, also called the La Cloche Range, are a range of mountains in Northern Ontario, Canada, along the northern shore of Lake Huron near Manitoulin Island. The mountains are located in the Canadian Shield, and are composed pr ...
at
Killarney Provincial Park
Killarney Provincial Park is a provincial park in central Ontario, Canada.
The park contains just one campground at the George Lake entrance as it is primarily a wilderness park. There are few facilities to allow visitors a chance to experience ...
.
The mountain and nearby hilltops are composed of eroded
quartzite
Quartzite is a hard, non- foliated metamorphic rock which was originally pure quartz sandstone.Essentials of Geology, 3rd Edition, Stephen Marshak, p 182 Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tec ...
with stretches of
granite
Granite () is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies under ...
to the south. The peak is a remnant of an ancient mountain range that once covered the area.
See also
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La Cloche Mountains
The La Cloche Mountains, also called the La Cloche Range, are a range of mountains in Northern Ontario, Canada, along the northern shore of Lake Huron near Manitoulin Island. The mountains are located in the Canadian Shield, and are composed pr ...
*
Killarney Provincial Park
Killarney Provincial Park is a provincial park in central Ontario, Canada.
The park contains just one campground at the George Lake entrance as it is primarily a wilderness park. There are few facilities to allow visitors a chance to experience ...
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Mountains of Ontario