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particularly important compared to the other peaks of the massif. However, since there is no infrastructure and the mountain is located in an exceptional natural landscape, the option is not preferred. The project has created reactions from environmental groups, the
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681:Presses de l'Université Laval
80:5.51 km (18,100 ft)
513:Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve
274:regional county municipality
60:1,048 m (3,438 ft)
511:and the Corporation of the
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658:: Reference number 238838"
472:One of the mountain peaks.
448:Acropolis of the Draveurs.
70:408 m (1,339 ft)
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1164:One-thousanders of Quebec
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563:"Montagne des Érables"
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979:Notre Dame Mountains
886:Longfellow Mountains
856:Montagne des Érables
843:Laurentian Mountains
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662:toponymie.gouv.qc.ca
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359:Laurentian Mountains
331:Raftsmen's Acropolis
308:Montagne des Érables
252:Montagne des Érables
197:Laurentian Mountains
170:Montagne des Érables
31:Montagne des Érables
23:Montagne aux Érables
988:Chic-Choc Mountains
942:Mont Saint-Grégoire
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294:Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs
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86:Coordinates
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851:Mont Blanc
544:References
523:Recreation
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460:Rock wall.
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66:Prominence
519:in 2000.
395:krummholz
387:black ash
351:migmatite
317:Geography
300:Etymology
145:Geography
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769:See also
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341:Geology
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238:Access
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