Grandfathers Lake

Grandfathers Lake is a small freshwater lake located in the community of Mount Thom west of Botany Bay Lake. The surrounding terrain is typical of the Cobequid uplands; forested, hilly, and shaped by glacial deposits. The lake itself is modest in size and elevation, forming part of a network of small lakes and brooks that drain toward tributaries of the Stewiacke system. Its remote setting and natural shoreline make it a quiet destination for anglers, hikers, and outdoor enthusiasts seeking solitude in the county’s interior.

Dalhousie Mountain Nature Reserve

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Dalhousie Mountain Nature Reserve, located in the community of Mount Thom, was designated as a Conservation Area by the Province of Nova Scotia in 2015. It is a 46‑hectare protected area that preserves rich mixed‑wood forest and several rare plant species, including round‑leaved hepatica, a woodland herb found in only a handful of Nova Scotia locations.

Botany Bay Lake

in Lake, Hydrography, Other Pictou County Maps

Botany Bay Lake is a small fresh water lake located east of Grandfathers Lake, near the base of Mount Thom. (Jacks Meadow area). The lake is about 10.7 hectares, has a mean depth of 1.4 m, with its deepest part being just over 3 metres.

Dalhousie Mountain

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Dalhousie Mountain is located in the community of Mount Thom north of the Trans Canada Highway. It has an elevation of 341 meters.

Mount Thom

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Mount Thom is an elevated terrain feature located in the community of Mount Thom south of the Trans Canada Highway.

Mount Ephraim

in Mount, Mountain

Mount Ephraim is an elevated terrain feature located between Mount Thom and Dalhousie Mountain in western Pictou County. Its within one of the county’s most rugged upland regions, where steep slopes, forested ridges, and high plateaus define the landscape.

Jacks Meadow

in Meadow, Barrens, Terrain Feature, Vegetation

Jacks Meadow is a located south of the Trans Canada Highway in the community of Mount Thom. The area is characterized by rolling uplands, mixed forest, and patches of cleared farmland. Meadows such as this were historically important for grazing, hay production, and as natural clearings within otherwise wooded terrain. .

Salt Springs

in Pictou County Communities

Salt Springs is rural a area is located on the upper West River near the foot of Mount Thom. Saline springs bubbling up from the foot of Mount Thom inspired the name. Between 1813 and 1823, attempts were made to recover some of this salt.

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