Mount Valin is the highest mountain

Mountain

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 of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region (as measured from sea level

Sea level

Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...

) in the Canadian

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...

 province of 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....

. Situated 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) from Chicoutimi, the mountain receives an average of 1200 mm (47 in) of rain and 600 cm (236 in) of snow every year.

Mount Valin is an important site used for transmission facilities for radio and television stations in the region. Stations broadcasting from Mount Valin are television stations CFRS-TV

CFRS-TV

CFRS-DT is the callsign for V's television station in Saguenay, Quebec. Studios are located in the old city of Jonquière, with its transmitter atop Mount Valin....

, CKTV-TV

CKTV-TV

CKTV-DT is a television station in the Canadian city of Saguenay, Quebec. It is an owned-and-operated station of the Radio-Canada network in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region...

 and CIVV-TV

Télé-Québec

Télé-Québec is a French language public educational television network in the Canadian province of Quebec. Known legally as Société de télédiffusion du Québec , it is a provincial crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec...

; and radio stations CFIX-FM

CFIX-FM

CFIX-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Saguenay, Quebec. Its studios are located in the former city of Chicoutimi.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 96.9 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 100,000 watts...

, CJAB-FM

CJAB-FM

CJAB-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Saguenay, Quebec. Its studios are located in the former city of Chicoutimi, with its transmitter atop Mount Valin....

 and CION-FM-2

CION-FM

CION-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Quebec City, Quebec.Owned and operated by the Fondation Radio Galilée, it broadcasts on 90.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 5,865 watts using an omnidirectional antenna...

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Mount Valin is part of the Monts-Valin National Park

Monts-Valin National Park

Monts-Valin National Park is a national park of Quebec, Canada, centred on Mount Valin, highest point in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.-External links:* - official site...

and home to the Le Valinouët ski centre.