Portes du Ciel

Portes du Ciel is a scenic viewpoint in Val-Racine, Estrie, Quebec. Portes du Ciel is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Gardien des Méandres, as well as near La Murailles des Glaces.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mont Mégantic and Mont Megantic 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 4 km southeast of Portes du Ciel.

Mont Megantic 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 Megantic Observatory is situated 3½ km southeast of Portes du Ciel.

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 Portes du Ciel.

Portes du Ciel

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

45.48361° or 45° 29′ 1″ north

Longitude

-71.17981° or 71° 10′ 47″ west

Elevation

755 metres (2,477 feet)

Open location code

87QCFRMC+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1813323163

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Highlights include Gardien des Méandres and La Murailles des Glaces.

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