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Mount McKay, or Anemki Wajiw, is the northernmost and best-known summit of the Nor'Wester Mountains, rising above Lake Superior south of Thunder Bay on the Fort William First Nation reserve. Formed about 1,100 million years ago during the Midcontinent Rift, its flat top and cliffs were shaped by a hard diabase cap over older rock. The mountain’s English name evolved from that of William Mackay, a free trader in the Fort William area, but for the Fort William First Nation it remains a sacred place of enduring cultural importance. It is also valued for its lookout, distinctive plant life, and visible glacial features.
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