Mount Raoul Blanchard

Mount Raoul Blanchard, also called Mont Raoul-Blanchard, is the highest peak in Quebec’s Laurentian Mountains, reaching 1,166 metres in the Réserve faunique des Laurentides northeast of Quebec City. Named for geographer Raoul Blanchard, who lived from 1877 to 1965 and was closely associated with both the French Alps and Quebec’s mountains, the summit connects a major Laurentian landmark with a scholar of mountain landscapes. Its significance is also shaped by access: although it is the tallest peak in the Laurentians, the summit is not open to the public. It stands on the Seigneurie de Beaupré, on land owned by the Séminaire de Québec.

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