Mount Jacques-Cartier

Mont Jacques-Cartier is located in Quebec
Mont Jacques-Cartier
Mont Jacques-Cartier
Location in Quebec
LocationMont-Albert, Quebec, CanadaParent rangeChic-Choc MountainsTopo mapNTS 22A13 Lac MadeleineClimbingEasiest routehiking

Mount Jacques-Cartier (French: Mont Jacques-Cartier) is a mountain in the Chic-Choc Mountains range in eastern Quebec, Canada. At 1,268 m (4,160 ft), it is the tallest mountain in southern Quebec, and the highest mountain in the Canadian Appalachians.

Located in the Gaspé Peninsula, the mountain is protected within a Quebec provincial park called Gaspésie National Park, and is host to the last remaining population of woodland caribou south of the Saint Lawrence River. The summit can be accessed by a hiking trail.

References

  1. ^ a b "Mont Jacques-Cartier". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
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