Mount Bélair
{{Short description|Mountain in Quebec, Canada}}
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| name = Mount Bélair | other_name = Mont Bélair
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| photo_caption =View of Mount Bélair from the intersection of Chauveau Avenue and Autoroute Henri-IV.
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| range = Laurentian Mountains
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Mount Bélair is a peak in the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec, Canada, with an altitude of {{convert|485|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. It is located in the Val-Bélair section of Quebec City, approximately {{convert|24|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} 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 portions of the trail employ raised wooden walkways.{{Cite web|url=http://www.parcsnaturelsquebec.org/spip.php?article10|title=Parc naturel du mont Bélair|publisher=Association forestière des deux rives |language=French|url-status=dead |archivedate=March 31, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331162238/http://www.parcsnaturelsquebec.org/spip.php?article10 }} In the autumn, it is decorated with the ornate colors of the boreal forest. 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/citoyens/loisirs_sports/equipements_loisirs/base_plein_air_decouverte/index.aspx|title=Base de plein air La Découverte|publisher=City of Québec|language=French |url-status=dead |archivedate=December 5, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205063430/http://ville.quebec.qc.ca/citoyens/loisirs_sports/equipements_loisirs/base_plein_air_decouverte/index.aspx }}
In 2001 a telescope was placed in the park, making it the first and only observatory in Québec City, and club members periodically hold observation nights open to the public (weather permitting).{{Cite web|url=http://www.clubdastronomie-io.org/club_historique.html|publisher=Club d'astronomie io de Val-Bélair|title=Histoire|accessdate=September 3, 2011|language=French}}
Telecommunications
File:Tours de communication sur le mont Bélair - 2007-09.jpgThe mountain is also used as a transmission site for many of Quebec City's radio stations, as well as for television stations CBVT-DT and CKMI-DT. It is also used as an easement for Hydro-Québec's transmission lines. The Canadian Coast Guard uses the site for VHF Marine communications along the St Lawrence River.
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{{Mountains of Quebec}}
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Category:Mountains of Quebec under 1000 metres
Category:Landforms of Quebec City
Category:Landforms of Capitale-Nationale