Montagne des Érables

Montagne des Érables, in Quebec’s Charlevoix region within Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park, is known for l’Acropole des Draveurs, a dramatic rock face above the Malbaie River valley and one of the province’s popular hikes. Its name, meaning Maple Mountain, reflects the unusual meeting of maple forest and tundra. The massif includes a broad plateau with lakes and a steep side rising to three high points above 800 metres. Its exposed charnockitic gneiss and migmatite reveal part of the upper Earth’s crust. Protected areas preserve sensitive northern maple grove, alpine tundra, and krummholz habitats, and the mountain is also remembered for controversy over a proposed Olympic ski venue.

Québec · Canada