Mountain Lake Ontario Map

About Mountain Lake, Ontario

Mountain Lake is a locality in Timiskaming, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Mountain Lake is located at 47.6493°N, 80.2196°W.

Mountain Lake rests in a cradle of boreal forest, its waters a deep, inscrutable blue reflecting the vast, often dramatic northern sky. It lies 32.3 km south-west of Englehart, ON (from Englehart, ON: bearing 233°T), and is situated 12.5 km south-east of Elk Lake. The land around it rises and falls with the ancient, rounded shoulders of the Canadian Shield, a terrain sculpted by glaciers and time. Patches of granite, moss-laden and weathered, punctuate the dense stands of spruce and jack pine, their needles releasing a sharp, clean scent into the crisp air. In the summer, the sun lingers long, painting the western horizon in hues of fire and amethyst, while winter brings a profound stillness, the snow muffling the world into a hushed, white expanse. The very air here seems to hold a certain clarity, a bracing purity that speaks of distance from the clamor of more populated places. The story of Mountain Lake is one etched into the very bedrock and flowing water. For millennia, Indigenous peoples have understood the bounty of these waters and forests, their presence a quiet echo in the rustling leaves and the subtle shifts in the landscape. Later, the allure of timber and the promise of mineral wealth drew settlers to this rugged frontier, their lives intimately tied to the seasons and the demands of the wild. The local economy, though small, is deeply rooted in the natural resources that surround Mountain Lake – forestry still plays a role, and the pristine waters attract anglers and those seeking a quiet escape. The character of Mountain Lake is one of resilient self-sufficiency, a place where neighbours know each other’s names and the rhythm of life is dictated by the enduring pulse of the north.

About This Mountain Lake Map Page

Explore Mountain Lake, Ontario, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.64928, -80.21962. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Mountain Lake includes the postal code (P0J), telephone area code (226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Mountain Lake is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.