The M outer egian Hills. . 199 



The word "mountain"' is properly speaking, not" a scientific term. 

 It includes many forms of ground utterly different from each other in 

 size, shape, structure, and origin. In a really mountainous country, 

 the word would be restricted to the loftier masses of ground, while 

 such a word as " hill ' would be given to the lesser heights. But in 

 a region of low or gently undulating land, where any conspicuous 

 eminence becomes important, the term " mountain " is lavishly used. 

 In eastern America this habit has been indulged in to such an extent 

 that what are, so to speak, mere hummocks in the general landscape 

 are dignified by the name of mountain. 



The hills under consideration, while by no means 

 <( mere hummocks," being situated in such a country of 

 low relief, seem to be higher than they really are and are 

 always referred' to locally as •• mountains." 



These mountains, whose positions are shown on the 

 accompanying map (Fig 1), are eight in number, their 

 names and their height above sea level being as follows ; 



Mount Royal 769.6 feet 



Montarville or Boucherville mountain Not yet accurately determined 



Beloeil .1,437 feet (Leroy) 



Rougemont - . : - ■ I Not yet accurately determined 



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Shefford - - - 1,600 feet (Dresser) 



Brome 1,440 feet (Dresser) 



Mount Johnson or Monnoir - - - . - - 875 feet 



Brome mountain is by far the largest of the group, 

 having an area of 30 square miles. Shefford comes next 

 in size, having an area of rather less than nine square 

 miles, while Mount Johnson, which is very much smaller 

 than any of the others, has an area oi only .422 of one 

 square mile. 



Of these eight, the first six, as Logan 1 notes," stand 

 pretty nearly in a straight line," running approximately 

 east and west; Mount Koyal being the most westerly, and 

 the others following in the order in which they are enum- 

 erated above, until Shefford mountain is reached, which 

 is the most easterly member of the series. The distance 

 from Mount Royal to Shefford is fifty miles. Mount 

 Johnson and Brome mountain lie on a line parallel to 



1 Geology of Canada, p. 9. 



