Gaspésie National Park ( French : Parc national de la Gaspésie ) is a provincial park located south of the town of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec , Canada in the inland of the Gaspé peninsula . The park contains the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains in Canada, Mont Jacques-Cartier , 1,270 metres (4,170 ft) above sea level. In addition, the park contains the only population of Caribou found south of the Saint Lawrence River in Canada.
6-688: There are two major and geologically distinct mountain ranges in the park. The first one, to the west of the St-Anne's River, is the Chic-Choc Mountain range . This range is 600 million years old and was mainly formed from underwater volcanic activity. In contrast, the McGerrigle Mountains are much younger, only 380 million years. From the depths of the sea, magma oozed through cracks in the Earth's crust and then cooled, resulting in
12-732: A mountain range in the central region of the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec , Canada. It is a part of the Notre Dame Mountains , which are a subrange of the Appalachians . The name Chic-Chocs comes from the Mi'kmaq word sigsôg , meaning "crags" or "rocky mountains." It has undergone many different spellings over time, including Chikchâks (1836), Shick-shock (1857), and Chick-Saws (1863). The Chic-Chocs run parallel to
18-576: A large underground granite batholith . Over time, the softer sedimentary rocks above the batholith eroded away, leaving only the resistant granite. Mont Jacques-Cartier is part of this range. Owing the area's elevation and proximity to the Saint Lawrence River , the climate of the park is very different from the lowlands of Quebec. Mount Logan , at an altitude of 1,150 m (3,770 ft), has an average annual temperature of −3.6 °C (25.5 °F). This low temperature, combined with
24-506: The St. Lawrence River and are located some 20 to 40 kilometers inland. They are a narrow band of mountains approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi) long and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) wide. The Chic-Chocs are heavily eroded , with rounded, flattened tops and steep sides. Over 32 mountains in the range have peaks higher than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft); the highest is Mount Jacques-Cartier at 1,268 metres (4,160 ft). Caribou can be found in
30-443: The lower pressure at high altitude, causes moisture to condense and fall as rain or snow; in fact, these mountains are the wettest region of Quebec. This Quebec location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Canadian protected area related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chic-Choc Mountains The Chic-Choc Mountains , also spelled Shick Shocks , form
36-519: The plateaus of this region. Although visited by just a few tourists, Chic-Choc Mountains became much more popular in the late 1990s as backcountry skiing gained popularity in Eastern Canada. Some of the most popular backcountry skiing areas in the region include Mont Hogs Back, Mont Albert , Champ Mars, Mount Logan , and Mines Madeleine. The mountains near Mont Saint Pierre are a destination for ice climbers. A network of trails, including
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