Mount Pisgah (Quebec)

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Mount Pisgah
Mont Merril.jpg
View of Mont Pisgah, from rang Saint-Joseph, in Nantes.
Highest point
Peak1,023 metres (3,356 ft)
Parent peakWhite Mountains (Appalachian Mountains)
Coordinates45°22′44″N 70°39′41″W / 45.37889°N 70.66139°W / 45.37889; -70.66139
Geography
LocationEstrie
Franklin County
CountryCanada
États-Unis
Province
U.S. state
Québec
Maine
RegionRegion
County
Topo mapNTS 21E7 Woburn

Mount Pisgah (in French: Mont Pisgah) is a mountain on the border between the Canadian province of Quebec, in the region of Estrie, and the American state of Maine (United States United), which is part of the Appalachian Mountains; it rises to 1,023 metres (3,356 ft) of altitude.

Geography[]

Mont Pisgah south of the Zec Louise-Gosford (Louise sector).

The mountain, located in part in the municipality of Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, southeast of lac aux Araignées, is crossed by the Canada-United States border.[1] The southern flank slopes medium down to the  [fr] (Chain of Ponds), which is crossed by the northern branch of the .

Toponymy[]

The toponym "Mont Pisgah" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ Mont Pisgah, Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Descriptive file: Montagne Merrill". www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
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