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They are a narrow band of mountains approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi) long and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) wide. [1] The Chic-Chocs are heavily eroded, with rounded, flattened tops and steep sides. Over 32 mountains in the range have peaks higher than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft); the highest is Mount Jacques-Cartier at 1,268 metres (4,160 ft).
Topographic map of the mountain and surrounding area. The Mount Logan massif contains three physiographic divisions. The north features highlands, the center is a mountain ridge of the Chic-Chocs and the south is a plain. [2] The piedmont highlands are made up of wooded valleys with an average altitude of 550 metres (1,800 ft).
Mont Albert (English: Mount Albert) is a mountain in the Chic-Choc range in the Gaspésie National Park in the Gaspé Peninsula of eastern Quebec, Canada.At 1,151 m (3,776 ft), [1] it is one of the highest mountains in southern Quebec, and is popular for hiking.
Mount Jacques-Cartier (French: Mont Jacques-Cartier, pronounced [mɔ̃ ʒak kaʁtje]) 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.
There are two major and geologically distinct mountain ranges in the park. The first one, to the west of the St-Anne's River, is the Chic-Choc Mountain range. This range is 600 million years old and was mainly formed from underwater volcanic activity. In contrast, the McGerrigle Mountains are much younger, only 380 million years.
The territory is characterized by the Chic-Choc and McGerrigle mountain ranges. In this massif, about 1,270 metres (4,170 ft) of altitude, are the Mont Jacques-Cartier which is the second highest summit of Quebec and the Hog's Back mountains (807 metres [2,648 ft]), Brown (855 metres [2,805 ft]), Vallières-de-Saint-Réal (914 m [2,999 ft]) and ...
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The Notre Dame and Mégantic Mountains in Canada are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division, and also contain the Chic-Choc Mountains. [1] The Notre Dame Mountains rise to a level of approximately 610 m (2 000 ft) above sea level and extend southwest to northeast, south of the Saint Lawrence River.