Porcupine Hills

{{Short description|Geological formation in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada}} {{For|the hills in Alberta|Porcupine Hills Formation}} {{Use Canadian English|date=March 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Location map many|Canada Manitoba|relief=1|float=right|caption=Manitoba Escarpment |lat1=50.8638|long1=-100.0361|label1=RidingMountain |position1=right |lat2=51.6661|long2=-100.5811|label2=DuckMountain |position2=right |lat3=52.5611|long3=-101.3722|label3=PorcupineHills |position3=right |lat4=53.2661|long4=-102.4997|label4=Pasquia Hills |position4=right }}

The '''Porcupine Hills'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Porcupine Hills |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAHPY|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref> refer to various groups of hills and uplands located in the [[prairie provinces]] of Canada, specifically the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|provinces]] of [[Saskatchewan]] and [[Manitoba]]. They are part of the [[Manitoba Escarpment]], which was the shoreline of the ancient glacial [[Lake Agassiz]]. The hills are located north-west of [[Swan River, Manitoba]], and are the headwaters of the [[Swan River (Manitoba–Saskatchewan)|Swan River]].<ref name="Bivouac">[http://www.bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=1068 Bivouac.com]</ref> The highest elevation in the Porcupine Hills is [[Hart Mountain (Manitoba)|Hart Mountain]], at an elevation of {{convert|823|m}}, which makes it Manitoba's second-highest point.<ref name="Bivouac"/> The [[Porcupine Provincial Forest (Manitoba)|Porcupine Provincial Forest]] surrounds the area.

==See also== *[[Porcupine Provincial Forest]] *[[Porcupine Provincial Forest (Manitoba)]] *[[List of mountains of Saskatchewan]] *[[Porcupine Hills Provincial Park]]

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[[Category:Landforms of Manitoba]] [[Category:Hills of Saskatchewan]]