Birch Mountains

The Birch Mountains rise above the Athabasca lowlands as a broad, wooded northern upland. Their rolling heights contain many lakes, including Namur and Legend, as well as extensive bogs and peatlands. Spruce and pine forests cover the higher ground, while wet hollows lie among the slopes. Ospreys and bald eagles nest near the lakes, whose waters shelter whitefish, lake trout and Arctic grayling. From this upland, the Mikkwa River flows towards the Peace.