Mount Bélair
Encyclopedia
Mount Bélair is a peak in the Laurentian Mountains
, Quebec
, Canada
, with an altitude of 485 m (1,591 ft). It is located in the Val-Bélair section of Quebec City
, approximately 24 km (15 mi) west of downtown.
. In winter, available activities include cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and walking. During warmer temperatures, one may take advantage of a pool, volleyball and soccer nets, a playground, hiking trails, and campground.
As of 2001, a telescope was placed in the park, making it the first and only observatory in Québec City, and club members periodically hold obvservation nights open to the public (weather permitting).
's transmission lines.
Laurentian mountains
The Laurentian Mountains are a mountain range in southern Quebec, Canada, north of the St. Lawrence River and Ottawa River, rising to a highest point of 1166 metres at Mont Raoul Blanchard, north east of Quebec City in the Reserve Faunique des Laurentides. The Gatineau, L'Assomption, Lièvre,...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, with an altitude of 485 m (1,591 ft). It is located in the Val-Bélair section of Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, approximately 24 km (15 mi) west of downtown.
Activities
Mount Bélair is a popular site for outdoor activities. Year round, the summit offers a panoramic view from which one can see downtown Québec, and visitors may use the trails on stilts. In the autumn, it is decorated with the ornate colors of the boreal forestTaiga
Taiga , also known as the boreal forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests.Taiga is the world's largest terrestrial biome. In North America it covers most of inland Canada and Alaska as well as parts of the extreme northern continental United States and is known as the Northwoods...
. In winter, available activities include cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and walking. During warmer temperatures, one may take advantage of a pool, volleyball and soccer nets, a playground, hiking trails, and campground.
As of 2001, a telescope was placed in the park, making it the first and only observatory in Québec City, and club members periodically hold obvservation nights open to the public (weather permitting).
Telecommunications
The mountain is also used as a transmission site for many of Quebec City's radio stations, as well as for television stations CBVT-DT, CBVE-TV and CKMI-DT. It is also used as an easement for Hydro-QuébecHydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec....
's transmission lines.