Annieopsquotch Mountains facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Annieopsquotch Mountains
Annieopsquotch Mountains near Burgeo, NL
Highest point
Elevation	687 m (2,254 ft)
Naming
Etymology	Mi'kmaq for terrible rocks
Geography
Location in Newfoundland and Labrador
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Range coordinates	48°21′N 57°30′W / 48.350°N 57.500°W / 48.350; -57.500
Parent range	Appalachian Mountains

The Annieopsquotch Mountains ( AN-ee-OP-skwotch) are located in the southwestern interior of the Canadian island of Newfoundland, east of Bay St. George. Rising to a peak of 687 m (2,254 ft) above sea level, this range of hills runs in a north-eastward direction between Victoria Lake and Red Indian Lake. Its name is Mi'kmaq and literally translated means 'terrible rocks'.

Geologically the range is composed of Ordovician ocean floor rock which includes an ophiolite thrust onto the continent during the closure of the Iapetus Ocean. Silurian clastic sedimentary rocks unconformably overly the ophiolite and granite intruded the area during the Devonian. Faulting and tilting of the area continued through the Carboniferous.