| Wood Mountain Hills | |
|---|---|
  Wood Mountain Hills Location in Saskatchewan  Wood Mountain Hills Wood Mountain Hills (Canada) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,013 m (3,323 ft) |
| Prominence | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°14′00″N 106°30′02″W / 49.2334°N 106.5006°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Parent range | Missouri Coteau |
Wood Mountain Hills[1] are a hilly plateau in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The hills are located in the southern part of the province and are part of the Missouri Coteau, which is part of the Laurentian Divide between the watersheds of the Hudson Bay drainage basin of the Arctic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico of the Atlantic Ocean.[2] The hills are in a semi-arid region known as Palliser's Triangle in the Great Plains ecoregion of North America.
The Wood Mountain Hills are known locally as "the Bench" and, at a height of 1,013 metres (3,323 ft) above sea level, are the second highest point of land in Western Canada east of the Rocky Mountains. The highest point is just to the west in the neighbouring Cypress Hills.[3]
- ^ "Wood Mountain". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Penner, Lynden. "Missouri Coteau". The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. University of Regina. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Wood Mountain, SK: Our History". Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan. Wood Mountain Community Access Program. Retrieved 10 November 2022.