Col des Trois-Sommets
Col des Trois-Sommets is a scenic viewpoint in Val-Racine, Estrie, Quebec. Col des Trois-Sommets is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Halte de la Terre, as well as near the peak Mont Saint-Joseph.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 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 1½ km west of Col des Trois-Sommets.
ASTROLab
Planetarium
Photo: Simon Villeneuve, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ASTROLab is a planetarium, which is situated 3 km south of Col des Trois-Sommets.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Notre-Dame-des-Bois.
Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Village
Photo: Khayman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notre-Dame-des-Bois is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Notre-Dame-des-Bois is situated 8 km southeast of Col des Trois-Sommets.
Col des Trois-Sommets
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Val-Racine, Estrie, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.45165° or 45° 27′ 6″ northLongitude
-71.13341° or 71° 8′ 0″ westOpen location code
87QCFV28+MJOpenStreetMap ID
node 969204432OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Halte de la Terre and Mont Saint-Joseph.
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