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Mount Pisgah (Quebec)

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Mountain in Maine, United States of America
Mount Pisgah
View of Mont Pisgah, from rang Saint-Joseph, in Nantes.
Highest point
Peak1,023 metres (3,356 ft)
Parent peakWhite Mountains (Appalachian Mountains)
Coordinates45°22′44″N 70°39′41″W / 45.37889°N 70.66139°W / 45.37889; -70.66139
Geography
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LocationEstrie
Franklin County
CountriesCanada
United States
Province
U.S. state
Québec
Maine
Region(s)Region
County
Topo mapNTS 21E7 Woburn

Mount Pisgah (French: Mont Pisgah) is a mountain on the border between the Canadian province of Quebec, in the region of Estrie, and the American state of Maine (United States United), which is part of the Appalachian Mountains; it rises to 1,023 metres (3,356 ft) of altitude.

Geography

The mountain, located in part in the municipality of Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, southeast of lac aux Araignées, is crossed by the Canada–United States border. The southern flank slopes medium down to the Chaîne des Lacs [fr] (Chain of Ponds), which is crossed by the northern branch of the Dead River.

Toponymy

The toponym "Mont Pisgah" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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Notes and references

  1. Mont Pisgah, Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Descriptive file: Montagne Merrill". www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
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