Mount Pinacle
| Mount Pinacle | |
|---|---|
| Le Pinacle | |
 | |
| Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 120 m (390 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 2.49 km (1.55 mi)[2] |
| Location | |
  Mount Pinacle | |
| Range | Northern Appalachians |
| Coordinates | 45°01′25″N 71°53′49″W / 45.02361°N 71.89694°WCoordinates: 45°01′25″N 71°53′49″W / 45.02361°N 71.89694°W[3] |
| Topo map | NTS: 21E/04 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | hiking, rock climbing |
Mount Pinacle (French: Le Pinacle) is a hill located in Coaticook, Quebec Canada. There are 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi) of trails in the mountain, which hikers may use free of charge.[4] 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.[3]
In 2013, part of the hill was closed to rock climbing due to the nesting of peregrine falcons on Mount Pinacle.[5]:35
In June 2014, a 10-year-old child on a field trip went to the emergency room 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.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Parc Découverte Nature | Mont Pinacle". Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Le Pinacle". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Reference number 84332 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ "Les Parcs de la Vallée de la Coaticook" (in French). Parc Découverte Nature. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ "Rapport annuel 2013" (in French). Fédération québécoise de la montagne et de l'escalade. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ "Mont Pinacle : le garçon tombé entre les roches est sain et sauf" (in French). Radio-Canada. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ Girard, Pierre-Olivier (26 June 2014). "Un enfant chute au Mont Pinacle" (in French). Progrès de Coaticook. Retrieved 8 August 2014.