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The Sleeping Giant, Near Thunder Bay, viewed across Marie Joseph Lake

The Ontario's Sleeping Giant is located in Thunder Bay District of Ontario, Canada approximately 25 kilometers east of Thunder Bay. It is a mass of mesas and sills on the Sibley Peninsula on the southern tip of the Sibley Peninsula. The mass of sills and mesas resembles a lying giant.


Westward meander Sleeping Giant in Thunder Bay

Sleeping Giant Provincial Park is on the Sibley Peninsula, just an hour's drive from Thunder Bay. You'll turn off the Trans-Canada Highway and wind down Highway 587 through Pass Lake, a small community where you can pick up some groceries at the Pass Lake Campground's convenience store. Why Do They Call It Sleeping Giant Provincial Park?


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From the nearby city of Thunder Bay, the peninsula looms like a Sleeping Giant. The island remains of an ancient volcano, appears to be a giant sleeping on his back. The 250m cliffs stretch in a.


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The Sleeping Giant is a formation of mesas and sills on Sibley Peninsula which resembles a giant lying on its back when viewed from the West to North-Northwest section of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.


Silhouette of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park on Lake Superior at dawn

But up close, you'll find a park brimming with natural wonders, lush flora and fauna, scenic trails and beautiful share-worthy vistas. Visitors enter the 244-square-kilometer Sleeping Giant Provincial Park from the east, turning off Highway 11 onto Pass Lake Road (Hwy. 587). From there, it's just a short scenic drive, winding through.


Northern Shore Series 16 Top of the Giant Trail, Sleeping Giant

According to Ojibway legend, the Sleeping Giant is "Nanabijou" — The Spirit of Deep Sea Water — who was turned to stone when the white man was given the location of a nearby silver mine at Silver Islet. The Best Hiking in Ontario


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When viewed from the City of Thunder Bay, the rock formation known as the Sleeping Giant creates a remarkable silhouette against the skyline of Lake Superior. The silhouette of the Sleeping Giant establishes [the competition's] theme and also establishes the artistic technique of silhouette.


Aerial view of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, on Sibley Peninsula

Sleeping Giant Provincial Park is an absolute gem. Words can't properly describe it. We first drove to the Thunder Bay Lookout on a small steep road, the view was magnificent. Make sure you have a good car and enough gas. We stopped on our way back from the lookout at a small lake and saw 2 American White Pelicans.


Sleeping Giant Provincial Park overlooking the city of Thunder Bay

Starting at Thunder Bay Lookout (the North Kabeyun Trailhead), the trail passes Clavet Bay, Hoorigan Bay and Sawyer Bay, before rounding the Sleeping Giant's Feet at the tip of the Sibley Peninsula and ending at the South Kabeyun Trailhead on Highway 587. Though Lake Superior is never far, this trail is mostly inland and not a true coastal-route.


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Sleeping Giant is located at the south tip of the Sibley Peninsula in the Sleeping Giant/Sibley Provincial Park -about 25 km due east of Thunder Bay. To get the park from Thunder Bay take Hwy 11/17 east for 47 km to the junction with Pass Lake Road / Ontario 587. Head south on this road for 34 km.


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Coordinates: 48°20′14″N 88°54′16″W Aerial view of Sleeping Giant The Sleeping Giant is a series of mesas formed by the erosion of thick, basaltic sills on Sibley Peninsula which resembles a giant lying on its back when viewed from the west to north-northwest section of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.


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Address: R.R. #1 Pass Lake, ON P0T 2M0 Social What You'll Like: Breathtaking views of Lake Superior and the surrounding area are available from the Top of the Giant Trail and Thunder Bay Lookout Over 100 km of incredible hiking trails with many spectacular geological features such as the 'Sea Lion' and Tee Harbour


The Sleeping Giant Lake Superior Circle Tour

Towering 300 meters (1,000 feet) above one of the world's largest lakes, Sleeping Giant, Thunder Bay offers an imposing presence. The sheer stone cliffs that make up "the giant," as locals often refer to it, are home to the tallest vertical drop in Ontario and some of the province's most unforgettable scenery.


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Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Length: 1.6 mi • Est. 37m. The Sea Lion rock formation is a go-to when visiting Sleeping Giant if you only want to go a short distance. The route begins along Kabeyun Trail off of Highway 587. The trail is mainly a wide dirt path through the forest.