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Mont Mégantic
Namesokanjik
Mont Mégantic ; Namesokanjik
	Mont Mégantic from Stoke Mountains, 40 km to the west
Highest point
Elevation	1,102 m (3,615 ft)
Prominence	576 m (1,890 ft)
Coordinates	45°27.341′N 71°9.126′W / 45.455683°N 71.152100°W
Geography
Location	Québec, Canada
Topo map	NTS 21E6 La Patrie
Geology
Rock age	Early Cretaceous
Mountain type	Intrusive stock

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Mont Mégantic (French: [mɔ̃ meʒɑ̃tik]; Abenaki: Namesokanjik^[2]) is a monadnock located in Québec, Canada, about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the border between Québec and the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire. Mégantic is on the border of the regional county municipalities of Le Granit and Le Haut-Saint-François. Its summit is the highest point of the latter. Many geologists believe that Mont Mégantic is a member of the Monteregian Hills formed by the New England hotspot, as it has the same mechanism and depth of intrusion.^[3]

Hang gliding off Mégantic's Mont St.-Joseph subpeak

Mont Mégantic stands within the watershed of the Saint Lawrence River, which drains into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The east side of Mégantic drains into Rivière Victoria, thence into Lac Mégantic, the Chaudière River, and the St. Lawrence. The rest of Mégantic drains into Rivière Au Saumon (Salmon River), thence into the Saint-François River, and the St. Lawrence.

An observatory Observatoire du Mont Mégantic (OMM) is located on the mountain's summit, which is the highest point in Québec accessible by road. The mountain is in the middle of the 55 km² (21 sq mi) Parc national du Mont-Mégantic.^[4] The annual Tour de Beauce bicycle race is routed over Mont Mégantic.

References

^ ^a ^b "Mont Mégantic, Québec". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
^ "Lac-Mégantic (Sainte-Agnès)". Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
^ Tomas Feininger and Alan K. Goodacre, "The distribution of igneous rocks beneath Mont Mégantic (the easternmost Monteregian) as revealed by gravity", Can. J. Earth Sci./Rev., 40(5): 765–773 (2003) http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cgi-bin/rp/rp2_abst_e?cjes_e03-022_40_ns_nf_cjes^{[permanent dead link‍]} (abstract)
^ Parc national du Mont-Mégantic (in French)

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[peakbagger-1] "Mont Mégantic, Québec". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-03-30.

[2] "Lac-Mégantic (Sainte-Agnès)". Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-24.

[3] Tomas Feininger and Alan K. Goodacre, "The distribution of igneous rocks beneath Mont Mégantic (the easternmost Monteregian) as revealed by gravity", Can. J. Earth Sci./Rev., 40(5): 765–773 (2003) http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cgi-bin/rp/rp2_abst_e?cjes_e03-022_40_ns_nf_cjes^{[permanent dead link‍]} (abstract)

[4] Parc national du Mont-Mégantic (in French)

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+{{Short description|Monadnock in Montérégie, Quebec, Canada}}
+{{Expand French|Mont Mégantic|date=February 2020|topic=geo}}
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-| name = Mont Mégantic <br/> Namesokanjik
+| name = Mont Mégantic <br /> Namesokanjik
 | photo = Mont Mégantic.jpg
-| photo_caption = Mont Mégantic from Stoke Mountains, 40&nbsp;km to the west.
+| photo_caption = Mont Mégantic from Stoke Mountains, 40&nbsp;km to the west
 | elevation_m = 1102
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 | coordinates = {{coord|45|27.341|N|71|9.126|W |type:mountain_region:CA-QC |display=inline,title}}
+| topo = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|21|E|6}}
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 | type = [[Intrusive rock|Intrusive]] [[stock (geology)|stock]]
 | age = [[Early Cretaceous]]
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-'''Mont Mégantic''' ([[Abenaki_language|Abenaki]]: '''Namesokanjik'''<ref>http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_lac_megantic_sainte_agnes.html</ref>) is a [[monadnock]] located in [[Québec]], [[Canada]], about 15&nbsp;km north of the [[Canada–United States border|border between Québec]] and the [[United States|U.S.]] states of [[Maine]] and [[New Hampshire]].
+'''Mont Mégantic''' ({{IPA|fr|mɔ̃ meʒɑ̃tik|lang}}; [[Abenaki language|Abenaki]]: '''Namesokanjik'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_lac_megantic_sainte_agnes.html |title=Lac-Mégantic (Sainte-Agnès) |access-date=2017-09-24 |archive-date=2017-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924183835/http://www.originis.ca/paroisse_lac_megantic_sainte_agnes.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>) is a [[monadnock]] located in [[Québec]], [[Canada]], about {{cvt|15|km|mi}} north of the [[Canada–United States border|border between Québec]] and the [[United States|U.S.]] states of [[Maine]] and [[New Hampshire]].
-Mégantic is on the border of the [[Regional county municipality|regional county municipalities]] of [[Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Le Granit]] and [[Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Le Haut-Saint-François]].
+Mégantic is on the border of the [[Regional county municipality|regional county municipalities]] of [[Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Le Granit]] and [[Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Le Haut-Saint-François]]. Its summit is the highest point of the latter. Many geologists believe that Mont Mégantic is a member of the [[Monteregian Hills]] formed by the [[New England hotspot]], as it has the same mechanism and depth of [[intrusion]].<ref>Tomas Feininger and Alan K. Goodacre, "The distribution of igneous rocks beneath Mont Mégantic (the easternmost Monteregian) as revealed by gravity", ''Can. J. Earth Sci./Rev.'', 40(5): 765–773 (2003) http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cgi-bin/rp/rp2_abst_e?cjes_e03-022_40_ns_nf_cjes{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (abstract)</ref>
-Its summit is the highest point of the latter.
-Many geologists believe that Mont Mégantic is a member of the [[Monteregian Hills]] formed by the [[New England hotspot]], as it has the same mechanism and depth of [[intrusion]].<ref>Tomas Feininger and Alan K. Goodacre, "The distribution of igneous rocks beneath Mont Mégantic (the easternmost Monteregian) as revealed by gravity", ''Can. J. Earth Sci./Rev.'', 40(5): 765–773 (2003) http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cgi-bin/rp/rp2_abst_e?cjes_e03-022_40_ns_nf_cjes (abstract)</ref>
-[[File:DecollageDeltaPlaneDuMontStJoseph.JPG|thumb|left|[[Hang gliding]] off Mégantic's Mont St.-Joseph subpeak.]]
+[[File:DecollageDeltaPlaneDuMontStJoseph.JPG|thumb|left|[[Hang gliding]] off Mégantic's Mont St.-Joseph subpeak]]
-Mont Mégantic stands within the [[drainage basin|watershed]] of the [[Saint Lawrence River]], which drains into the [[Gulf of Saint Lawrence]].
-The east side of Mégantic drains into Rivière Victoria, thence into [[Lac Mégantic]], the [[Chaudière River]], and the St.&nbsp;Lawrence.
-The rest of Mégantic drains into Rivière Au&nbsp;Saumon (Salmon River), thence into the [[Saint-François River]], and the St.&nbsp;Lawrence.
+Mont Mégantic stands within the [[drainage basin|watershed]] of the [[Saint Lawrence River]], which drains into the [[Gulf of Saint Lawrence]]. The east side of Mégantic drains into Rivière Victoria, thence into [[Lac Mégantic]], the [[Chaudière River]], and the St.&nbsp;Lawrence. The rest of Mégantic drains into Rivière Au&nbsp;Saumon (Salmon River), thence into the [[Saint-François River]], and the St.&nbsp;Lawrence.
-[[File:20040720 OMM.jpg|thumb|Dome of OMM's 1.6 m [[telescope]].]]
-[[Observatory|Observatoire]] [[Mont Mégantic Observatory|du Mont Mégantic]] (OMM) is located on the mountain's summit, which is the highest point in Québec accessible by road.
+[[File:20040720 OMM.jpg|thumb|Dome of OMM's 1.6&nbsp;m [[telescope]]]]
-The mountain is in the middle of the 55&nbsp;km² [[National Parks of Canada|Parc national]] [[Mont-Mégantic National Park|du Mont-Mégantic]].<ref>[[:fr:Parc national du Mont-Mégantic|Parc national du Mont-Mégantic]] {{fr}}</ref>
-The annual [[Tour de Beauce]] [[Road bicycle racing|bicycle race]] is routed over Mont Mégantic.
+An [[observatory]] [[Mont Mégantic Observatory|Observatoire du Mont Mégantic]] (OMM) is located on the mountain's summit, which is the highest point in Québec accessible by road. The mountain is in the middle of the {{convert|55|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|adj=on}} [[National Parks of Canada|Parc national]] [[Mont-Mégantic National Park|du Mont-Mégantic]].<ref>[[:fr:Parc national du Mont-Mégantic|Parc national du Mont-Mégantic]] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The annual [[Tour de Beauce]] [[Road bicycle racing|bicycle race]] is routed over Mont Mégantic.
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-[[Category:One-thousanders of Canada|Megantic]]
+[[Category:Igneous petrology of Quebec]]
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