Mount Kanasuta

[1] Mount Kanasuta is a geographical hilly area near the Quebec–Ontario border within the Abitibi-Témiscamingue administrative region of Quebec.

[1] The area incorporates two hills, known as K1 and K2, the later informally known as Lion Mountain, due to its shape.

[1] In 1686, the area was a portage route, used by French military commander Pierre de Troyes.

[1] Former Temagami First Nation chief Ignace Tonené was buried near Mount Kanasuta after his death in 1916.

[1] Kanasuta is also the name of a musical album by Richard Desjardins, a Canadian musician who advocated for greater environmental protection of the area.

The ski resort on K1