Notre Dame Mountains

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Pic Champlain at the Parc national du Bic

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The Monts Notre -Dame form a mountain range south of the St. Lawrence River. It extends from the eastern tip of the Gaspé Peninsula by the Green Mountains in the U.S. state of Vermont and forms a portion of the Appalachian Mountains. The 700 km long mountain range located primarily in the Canadian province of Québec. About the Province of New Brunswick and the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont extend the southern border areas of the mountain.

The average altitude is between 600 and 700 meters. The highest mountains are located in the Monts Chic - Chocs. You can reach the Mont Jacques -Cartier has a height of 1268 m.

Reserves

In the far eastern Monts Notre -Dame is forillon National Park. In addition, the following provincial parks are located in the mountain range:

  • Parc national du Bic
  • Parc national de Frontenac
  • Parc national du Lac- Témiscouata
  • Parc national de la Gaspésie
Mont Jacques-Cartier Chic-Choc Mountains Forillon-Nationalpark Bic National Park
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