Pic de l’Aurore

Pic de l’Aurore is a scenic viewpoint in Val-Racine, Estrie, Quebec and has an elevation of 835 metres. Pic de l’Aurore is situated nearby to the peak Montagne de Franceville, as well as near the scenic viewpoint La Murailles des Glaces.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mont Mégantic and Mont Mégantic Observatory.

Mont Mégantic

Peak

Photo: Khayman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mont Mégantic is a monadnock located in Québec, Canada, about 15 km north of the border between Québec and the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire. Mégantic is on the border of the regional county municipalities of Le Granit and Le Haut-Saint-François. Mont Mégantic is situated 3½ km southeast of Pic de l’Aurore.

Mont Mégantic Observatory

Building

Photo: Khayman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mont Mégantic Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated jointly by the Université de Montréal and the Université Laval. Founded in 1978, the observatory houses the second largest telescope in Eastern Canada after David Dunlap Observatory near Toronto. Mont Mégantic Observatory is situated 3½ km southeast of Pic de l’Aurore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scotstown.

Scotstown

Village

Photo: Eminoro, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scotstown is a city in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2021 Census was 459. Scotstown is situated 9 km northwest of Pic de l’Aurore.

Pic de l’Aurore

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Val-Racine, Estrie, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude

45.48554° or 45° 29′ 8″ north

Longitude

-71.17094° or 71° 10′ 15″ west

Elevation

835 metres (2,740 feet)

Open location code

87QCFRPH+6J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1813323162

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Highlights include Montagne de Franceville and La Murailles des Glaces.

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