Sleeping Giant (Ontario)
| Sleeping Giant | |
|---|---|
View from Thunder Bay | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 563 m (1,847 ft)(Torso) |
| Coordinates | 48°20′14″N 88°54′16″W / 48.33722°N 88.90444°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Thunder Bay District, Ontario |
| Topo map | NTS 52A7 Thunder Cape |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Igneous rock |
The Sleeping Giant is a series of mesas formed by the erosion of thick, diabase sills on Sibley Peninsula that resembles a giant lying on its back when viewed from the west to north-northwest section of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. As one moves southward along the shoreline toward Sawyer's Bay, the Sleeping Giant starts to separate into its various sections. Most distinctly in the view from the cliffs at Sawyer's Bay, the Giant appears to have an Adam's Apple. The formation is part of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Its dramatic steep cliffs are among the highest in Ontario (250 m). The southernmost point is known as Thunder Cape, depicted by many early Canadian artists such as William Armstrong.
One Ojibway legend identifies the giant as Nanabijou, who was turned to stone when the secret location of a rich silver mine now known as Silver Islet was disclosed to white men.
Sleeping Giant is the namesake and general setting of the 2015 Canadian film Sleeping Giant.