Mount Sir-Wilfrid
# Mount Sir-Wilfrid

Mount Sir-Wilfrid (formerly "Montagne du Diable") is located in the Montagne-du-Diable Regional Park, south-east of the Baskatong Reservoir, in the Hautes-Laurentides region, in the municipality of Ferme-Neuve, in Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality (MRC), in Laurentides (region), in Quebec, in Canada.

## Geography

The summit of this mountain (summit at 783 m) is located at about 15 km northwest of Mont-Laurier and near Lake Windigo. In this sector of the Laurentian Mountains, the relief form an oblong mass of about 8 km by 5 km.

The summit has four peaks:

* the top of the Devil: 783 meters;
* the top of Belzébuth: 749 meters;
* the top of the Garde-feu: 756 meters;
* the top of the Dawn Wall: 740 meters.

## History

According to a legend, this mountain is haunted by the Wendigo or Windigo, an evil spirit from Algonquin mythology.

Popularly, this mountain is designated "Montagne du Diable", a French adaptation of the old term Windigo used in this area to designate the stream and the lake. The toponymic designation Sir-Wilfrid was assigned in 1932; this designation is similar to the toponym Mont-Laurier, which the town is nearby. This toponymic designation evokes the memory of Wilfrid Laurier (1841-1919), Prime Minister of Canada, from 1896 to 1911.

## Montagne-du-Diable Regional Park

The mount Sir-Wilfrid is the main mountain of the Montagne-du-Diable Regional Park. This park offers many activities and services to visitors who are fond of mountain hiking.

## Toponymy

This mount was named in honor of Prime Minister of Canada Wilfrid Laurier.

The toponym "Mont Sir-Wilfrid" was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Place names bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

