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Lake of Two Mountains

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about 1632. By around 1684 French colonists named it as Lac des Deux Montagnes. The name refers to Calvaire Mountain and Saint-Joseph-du-Lac Hill, the two highest peaks of
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is located on the lake's north shore, where it flows into Rivière des Mille Îles. The southwest portion of the city of
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borders the eastern part of the lake, as does the village of
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across Lake of Two Mountains, with Mont Oka in the background
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Lac des Deux Montagnes
French

Île aux Tourtes Bridge

Lake of Two Mountains is located in Quebec
Deux-Montagnes RCM
Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Montreal
45°27′N 74°00′W / 45.450°N 74.000°W / 45.450; -74.000
Primary inflows
Ottawa River
Primary outflows
Rivière des Mille Îles
Rivière des Prairies
Basin
river delta
Ottawa River
Quebec
St. Lawrence River
Rivière des Mille Îles
Rivière des Prairies
Île Jésus
Lake Saint-Louis
Île Perrot
Deux-Montagnes
Montreal
Senneville
Kanesatake
Mohawk

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