Montagne-du-Diable Regional Park | |
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Location | Canada, Quebec, Laurentides, Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality |
Nearest city | Mont-Laurier |
Coordinates | 46°43′20″N 75°33′18″W / 46.72225°N 75.55498°W |
Designated | 2012 |
Administrator | Parc régional de la Montagne du Diable |
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The Montagne-du-Diable Regional Park (in French: Parc régional Montagne du Diable) is a regional park located in the municipality of Ferme-Neuve, in the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of Laurentides, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Mount Sir-Wilfrid was named in 1932 in honor of Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841-1919) who was the Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. The proximity of the mountain to the municipality of Mont-Laurier would have a link in the choice of the toponym of the mountain. [1]
This park is open year-round. In summer, visitors can go hiking, mountain biking, canoeing/kayaking, paddle boarding, hebertism circuit, outdoor day camp. The winter activities are: snowshoeing, classic skiing, Nordic skiing, skating no skating, ski hok, fatbike, acadéski. [2]
The Village des Bâtisseurs has several infrastructures for recreational tourism activities:
The Mount Sir-Wilfrid is covered by three storeys of tree types: the maple-yellow birch grove at the bottom of the mountain; a mixture of white birch and softwood as it approaches 500 meters above sea level; the boreal forest, on top of the mountain. [3]