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Mount Rider

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Mount Rider
Old name: Chapel Hill
View of Mount Rider.
Highest point
Peak660 metres (2,170 ft)
Parent peakWhite Mountains (Appalachian Mountains)
Coordinates45°31′52″N 70°47′07″W / 45.53111°N 70.78528°W / 45.53111; -70.78528
Geography
Map
LocationEstrie
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuébec
RegionRegion

Mount Rider is a mountain in the municipality of Frontenac, in Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada. This mount is part of the Appalachian Mountains; its altitude is 660 meters (2,170 ft).[1]

Geography

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The mountain is located in range 4 which leads to lac aux Araignées in the municipality of Frontenac. The Saint John's Chapel is located near its summit at 620 meters above sea level.

Toponymy

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The toponym "Mont Rider" was formalized on December 5, 1968 by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Mont Rider, Commission de toponymie du Quebec.
  2. ^ "Descriptive file: Mont Rider". www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-06.