Nut Mountain, Saskatchewan

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Nut Mountain is a large hill (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located in the Nut Hills. The mountain and several other nearby landmarks are named after the wild hazel nuts that grow abound in the countryside.[1] The Assiniboine River has its headwaters Nut Hills.[2]

There is also a nearby hamlet,[3] in the Rural Municipality of Sasman, which takes its name from the hill. Ron Petrie, writer for the Regina Leader-Post, was raised near Nut Mountain.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 OONG-KA-CHOONK, Ron Petrie, Regina Leader-Post, Jan. 5, 2005
  2. Assiniboine River, Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
  3. Nut Mountain, epodunk.com

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