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Mont_Jacques-Cartier Latitude and Longitude:

48°59′26″N 65°56′33″W / 48.99056°N 65.94250°W / 48.99056; -65.94250
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Mont Jacques-Cartier
Trail leading to the summit of the mountain.
Highest point
Elevation1,268 m (4,160 ft) [1]
Prominence1085
Listing
Coordinates 48°59′26″N 65°56′33″W / 48.99056°N 65.94250°W / 48.99056; -65.94250 [1]
Geography
Mont Jacques-Cartier is located in Quebec
Mont Jacques-Cartier
Mont Jacques-Cartier
Location in Quebec
Location Mont-Albert, Quebec, Canada
Parent range Chic-Choc Mountains
Topo map NTS 22A13 Lac Madeleine
Climbing
Easiest 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.