Mount Pinacle
{{Short description|Hill in Quebec, Canada}}
{{distinguish|text=Mount Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec}}
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| other_name = Le Pinacle
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| photo_caption = View of the Mount Pinacle, Baldwin Mill's
| elevation_m = 665
| isolation = {{convert|2.49|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| prominence_m = 120
| range = Northern Appalachians
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| coordinates_ref = {{toponymie|84332}}
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Mount Pinacle ({{langx|fr|Le Pinacle}}) is a mountain located in Coaticook, Quebec Canada. The mountain has five hiking trails of varying difficulty, covering approximately {{convert|7|km|mi}}, that visitors can explore with the purchase of an admission ticket.{{Cite web |title=Randonnée pédestre |url=https://parchfbaldwin.com/randonn%C3%A9e-p%C3%A9destre |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Parc Harold F. Baldwin |language=fr}} Experienced rock climbers may scale the face of the hill starting from Lake Lyster. The mountain is exploited for its abundance of maples, with a sugar bush running along a portion of its trails.
History
The hill has been officially known as Le Pinacle since 1978.
In 2013, part of the hill was closed to rock climbing due to the nesting of peregrine falcons on Mount Pinacle.{{cite web|url=http://www.fqme.qc.ca/images/stories/Pdf/rapportannuel2013_Web.pdf|title=Rapport annuel 2013|publisher=Fédération québécoise de la montagne et de l'escalade|accessdate=8 August 2014|language=French}}{{rp|35}}
In June 2014, a 10-year-old child on a field trip went to the emergency department after surviving a 10-metre fall down a crevice on the mountain. Approximately a dozen firefighters were onsite for two hours rescuing the child, although he was not gravely injured.{{cite news|url=http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/estrie/2014/06/26/008-mont-pinacle-operation-sauvetage.shtml|title=Mont Pinacle : le garçon tombé entre les roches est sain et sauf|publisher=Radio-Canada|date= 26 June 2014|accessdate=8 August 2014|language=French}}{{cite news|url=http://www.leprogres.net/Faits-divers/2014-06-26/article-3778250/Un-enfant-chute-au-Mont-Pinacle/1|last=Girard|first=Pierre-Olivier|title=Un enfant chute au Mont Pinacle|publisher=Progrès de Coaticook|date=26 June 2014|accessdate=8 August 2014|language=French|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811150513/http://www.leprogres.net/Faits-divers/2014-06-26/article-3778250/Un-enfant-chute-au-Mont-Pinacle/1|archive-date=11 August 2014|url-status=dead}}
Activities
File:Mont Pinacle en automne 2022.jpg
Mount Pinnacle is home to Harold F. Baldwin Park. There are {{convert|7.8|km|mi}} of trails in total, with bottom-to-top trails ranging from 3 to {{convert|4|km|mi}}.
During the summer season (June to October), guides are on hand at the top of the hill.
Starting December 19, 2022, Mount Pinnacle opened its hiking trails to the public in winter.{{cite web|language=fr-CA|accessdate=2024-09-11|url=https://www.leprogres.net/actualites/le-mont-pinacle-ouvrira-ses-sentiers-le-19-decembre-une-premiere-en-hiver/|title=Le mont Pinacle ouvrira ses sentiers le 19 décembre, une première en hiver}}
On a clear day, you can see Mount Barnston, Mount Orford, Owl's Head, Mount Sutton, Mount Brome, Bald Mountain (Vermont), as well as Lake Massawippi and Holland Pond in Vermont.
References
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External links
- {{in lang|fr}} [https://parchfbaldwin.com/ Official website of the park]
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.societehistoirecoaticook.ca/fr/le_courant/articles/autmone_2004/les_chalets_de_baldwins_mills_en_1930 Coaticook Historical Society's page on Mont Pinacle]
{{Mountains of Quebec}}
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Category:Mountains of Quebec under 1000 metres
Category:Appalachian Mountains
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