Jacques-Cartier Massif
The Lac Jacques-Cartier massif is a massif and the highest mountain range of the Laurentian Mountains, in the Canadian province of Quebec. Located between the St. Lawrence River and the Saguenay Graben, the altitude of its plateau varies between 800 and 900 meters while its highest point, Mount Raoul Blanchard, reaches of altitude. Toponymy The massif owes its name to the Jacques-Cartier Lake, a glacial lake located in its geographic center. Geography Location The massif roughly covers the entire region of Capitale-Nationale (with the exception of the banks of the St. Lawrence River) as well as the extreme south of the region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. Topography The Jacques-Cartier Lake massif is one of the geographical features of the Laurentian Mountains. With the Valin Mountains, its altitude exceeds by several hundred meters the rest of the peaks of the chain. The presence of hundreds of lakes and a few glacial valleys (such as the Jacques-Cartier River valley ...
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Mont Raoul Blanchard
Mount Raoul Blanchard (french: Mont Raoul-Blanchard) is the highest peak in the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec, Canada at . It is located in the La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM, north east of Quebec City and north of Saint-Tite-des-Caps in the Réserve faunique des Laurentides. The peak is named after Raoul Blanchard (1877-1965), a geographer who had significant interest in the French Alps and the mountains of Quebec. References Peakbagger Raoul Blanchard Raoul Blanchard (4 September 1877 – 24 March 1965) was a French geographer. He taught at the University of Grenoble from 1906 and devoted most of his research to Alpine and Canadian geography. Early life The son of an inspector of the Departm ... Landforms of Capitale-Nationale {{Quebec-geo-stub ...
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