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Mount Logan (Quebec)
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Mount Logan is a mountain on the Gaspé Peninsula, in Quebec, Canada. Part of the Chic-Choc Mountains, Mount Logan rises 1,150 metres (3,773 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region and one of the few Quebec peaks over 1,100 metres (3,609 ft).
Mount Logan | |
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Mont Logan | |
![]() The eastern slope of Mount Logan in 1923. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,150 m (3,770 ft) |
Coordinates | 48°53′26″N 66°38′20″W[1] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
Parent range | Chic-Choc Mountains (Notre Dame Mountains, Appalachian Mountains) |
Topo map | NTS 22B15 Mont Logan |
Geology | |
Age of rock | 450 million years |
Type of rock | metabasalt and metasedimentary rock |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1844 by Alexander Murray and William Edmond Logan |
Easiest route | Eastern slope |
The mountain's unusually steep northern flank is visible from Cap-Chat, on the estuary of Saint Lawrence. The altitude and the summit's exposure to winds from the Gulf of St. Lawrence make it one of Quebec's most precipitated summits. The combination of the mountain's physiography and unusual climate make it the habitat of several rare animal and plant species, such as caribou and griscom arnica.
Mount Logan's topography, ancient geological composition, and remarkable flora and fauna aroused the scientific community's interest in the mid-19th century.
Despite conditions favorable for skiing, Mount Logan's remoteness has worked against efforts to develop recreational and tourist enterprises. Straddling the boundaries of Gaspésie National Park, the Réserve faunique de Matane (Matane Animal Reserve), and the Fernald Ecological Reserve, its protected status severely limits industrial activities such as forestry or broadcasting.