The Cabox
| The Cabox | ||
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| height | 812 m | |
| location | Newfoundland , Canada | |
| Mountains | Long Range Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 49 '59 " N , 58 ° 29' 3" W | |
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| rock | Peridotite | |
| First ascent | 1832 by William Seaward | |
The Cabox is a mountain in the west of the Canadian island of Newfoundland . It is located right on the coast, about 30 km west of the town of Corner Brook . With a height of 812 m , The Cabox is Newfoundland's highest mountain. It forms the main peak of the Lewis Hills in the Long Range Mountains .
The mountain was formed by plate tectonics in the Precambrian when the supercontinent Rodinia broke up 570 million years ago .