The Montagne de l'Épaule (English: Mountain of the Shoulder) peaks at in

Jacques-Cartier National Park Jacques-Cartier National Park (, ) is a provincial park located north of Quebec City. The park aims to protect wildlife in the Laurentian massif. It lies within the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion. History The Montagnais and the Hur ...

, in the municipality of

Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury is a united township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the regional county municipality of La Jacques-Cartier north of Quebec City. Its main attraction is the Stoneham Mountain Resort. The larg ...

, in

La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality La Jacques-Cartier () is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country. Sub ...

, in the administrative region of

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, in

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.Department of Natural Resources Canada - Atlas of Canada - Sautauriski Mountain - Accessed January 22, 2020.
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Geography

The summit of the shoulder mountain is located at: * east of the

Jacques-Cartier River The Jacques-Cartier River is a river in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is 161 km long and its source is Jacques-Cartier Lake in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, and flows in a predominantly southern direction before ending in the Saint Lawr ...

; * north of the confluence of the

Rivière à l'Épaule Rivière, La Rivière, or Les Rivières (French for "river") may refer to: Places Belgium * Rivière, Profondeville, a village Canada * La Rivière, Manitoba, a community * Les Rivières (Quebec City), a borough France * La Rivière, Girond ...

and the

; * east of the village center of

; * north-west of route 175. The Montagne de l'Épaule is wedged between the

which flows on the west side and the

which is on the east side.

Mountain path

A hiking trail designated L'Éperon stretching over bypasses the Mountain de l'Épaule to reach its summit which culminates at of altitude. This trail begins at km 3, one of the first trails near the entrance to the

which is located at 103 chemin du Parc-National in

. From the parking lot, after walking a hundred meters along the road, hikers enter the forest until the intersection. Hikers can then choose to take the gradual climb or a steeper climb. On this well-laid out route, hikers can admire the Jacques-Cartier river valley. Several well-located information panels tell snippets of the history of the Laurentians. On the crest of Montagne de l'Épaule, hikers meet the summit between the slopes of Jacques-Cartier and Rivière à l'Épaule.

History

In the past, the

and the

were used to float the logs to the

sawmills A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimens ...

downstream.

Toponymy

The toponym "montagne de l'Épaule" is linked to the toponym of the river of the same name. The toponym "montagne de l'Épaule" was formalized on August 2, 1974, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - montagne de l'Épaule
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Geography

Mountain path

History

Toponymy

References

See also