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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Mount Belle Fontaine

The Mont Belle Fontaine (in English: Mount beautiful fountain), culminating at 1,151 metres (3,776 ft) of altitude, is the highest summit of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.

Toponymy

The summit owes its name to Lac Belle Fontaine located to the west.

Geography

Topographic map of the mountain.

Mount Belle Fontaine is, in a straight line, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of route 175 and 20 km south of L'Étape.

It is the highest point of the Jacques-Cartier Massif and the second summit of the Laurentian Mountains range, after Mount Raoul Blanchard (1,181 metres (3,875 ft)).

References

  1. ^ Principal altitudes, by province and territory, Statistics Canada.
  2. ^ Mont Belle Fontaine - Descriptive sheet, Commission de toponymie du Québec; note: on the map, Lac Belle Fontaine is located to the west of Mt.