Montagne de l'Épaule

Montagne de l'Épaule is a 460-metre mountain in Jacques-Cartier National Park, north of Quebec City, between the Jacques-Cartier River and the Rivière à l'Épaule. Reached by the 5.5-kilometre L'Éperon trail from near the park entrance, it is a hiking destination with forested routes, alternate ascents, and views over the Jacques-Cartier valley. The area also reflects the Laurentians’ past, as information panels along the trail recount regional history and the neighboring rivers once carried logs downstream to sawmills. The mountain takes its name from the nearby river, and the place-name was formally adopted by Quebec’s Commission de toponymie on August 2, 1974.

Quebec · Canada