Fergus Mountain

Fergus Mountain is a mountain in Saint Anthony Parish, Montserrat, Montserrat and has an elevation of 727 metres. Fergus Mountain is situated nearby to the locality Roche’s Yard, as well as near the destroyed locality Long Ground Village (Destroyed).

Places of Interest

Highlights include Soufrière Hills and Chances Peak.

Soufrière Hills

Volcano

Photo: CommonismNow, Public domain.

The British Overseas Territory of Montserrat is an island in the Caribbean, south-east of Puerto Rico. This island was a very popular tourist destination until Hurricane Hugo caused widespread damage in 1989 and then in 1995, the island's volcano, Soufrière Hills, became active.

Chances Peak

Peak

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Chances Peak is a summit of the active complex stratovolcano named Soufrière Hills, the youngest volcanic complex on the island of Montserrat, a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean Sea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plymouth and Elberton.

Plymouth

Locality

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Plymouth is a ghost town and the de jure capital of the island of Montserrat, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located in the Leeward Island chain of the Lesser Antilles, West Indies. Plymouth is situated 4½ km west of Fergus Mountain.

Elberton

Hamlet

Elberton is an abandoned suburb of Richmond Hill, St Anthony Region, Montserrat. It consists mainly of clearings and concrete car parks. It is abandoned because it lies in the 'uninhabitable zone' surrounding the Soufrière Hills volcano after the 1997 eruption of Chances Peak. Elberton is situated 7 km northwest of Fergus Mountain.

Salem

Town

Photo: giggel, CC BY 3.0.

Salem is the most populous town in Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory in the West Indies, situated on the western coast of the island, in St Peter Parish. Salem is situated 8 km northwest of Fergus Mountain.

Fergus Mountain

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 727 metres
Description: mountain in Montserrat
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Saint Anthony Parish, Montserrat, Montserrat, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

16.69139° or 16° 41′ 29″ north

Longitude

-62.17179° or 62° 10′ 18″ west

Elevation

727 metres (2,385 feet)

Open location code

778VMRRH+H7

GeoNames ID

3578178

Wikidata ID

Q27753933

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fergus Mountain” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Fergus Mountain”
Dutch: “Fergus Mountain”
Swedish: “Fergus Mountain”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Roche’s Yard and Long Ground Village (Destroyed).

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South Soufrière Hills and Dowdie.

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