• Source: White Hill (Nova Scotia)

      • White Hill is a peak in the Cape Breton Highlands and is the highest elevation point in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
      Located on the plateau 15 kilometres (9+1⁄2 mi) northwest of Ingonish and 33 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of Chéticamp, the peak is situated in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park and is accessible only by hiking. It is a remote, large flat hill, covered by small spruce trees rising from a marshy, barren, windswept upland about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the nearest road and 10 kilometres (6 mi) from any maintained hiking trails.


      Survey monument


      There is a first order Natural Resources Canada Geodetic Survey Division Station (Unique Number: 23105) on the summit, consisting of a marker, a brass/bronze disk, set in the top of a concrete pier on a small bedrock outcrop. There was a metal tower marking the site, but it was lying on the ground as of 2008. The station was surveyed and placed in June 1923 and the marker was renewed in 1963. The station was inspected by helicopter in 1976 and 1987.


      See also


      List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories


      References




      External links


      Atlas of Canada – Facts about mountains
      Peakbagger 1994 Summary of White Hill and surroundings (with photo)
      2007 Summary of hike to White Hill and surroundings (with many photos)
      2008 Summary of hike to White Hill and surroundings (with many photos)

    • Source: White Hill, Nova Scotia

      • White Hill is located in Pictou County in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was once a rural farming community with a history of Scottish settlement. The population is around 300.

      The area was first settled by John Marshall whose family came from Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland in 1776. Descendants still live in Whitehill. During the early to mid 20th century farmers from the area worked in the forests during the winter to provide the coal mines with pit props in the nearby town of Westville. Today some of the area is still farmed, although most land has now reverted to forest. Some of the farming buildings and homes in Whitehill date back to the 1870s. The older residents of the area remembered hearing the Halifax Explosion over 100 miles away on that fateful day in 1917.


      References


      Pictou County Placenames
      White Hill on Destination Nova Scotia

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