McGerrigle Mountains

McGerrigle Mountains
Highest point
Elevation	1,268 m (4,160 ft)
Prominence	Mount Jacques-Cartier
Parent peak	Chic-Choc Mountains, Notre Dame Mountains, Appalachian Mountains
Coordinates	48°57′49″N 66°00′49″W
Dimensions
Area	100 km2 (39 sq mi)
Geography
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Administrative region	Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

The McGerrigle Mountains are a mountain range in the central part of Gaspésie in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is the main constituent of the Chic-Choc Mountains belonging to the Notre Dame Mountains, a subrange of the Appalachian chain.

Toponymy

Formerly called Tabletop, in 1965 the massif was renamed McGerrigle Mountains in honor of the geologist Harold William McGerrigle (1904-1970) who worked for the government of Quebec between 1937 and 1970.

Main peaks

• Mont Jacques-Cartier (1,268 metres [4,160 ft])
• Whaleback Mountain (1,249 metres [4,098 ft])
• Mont de la Passe (1,231 metres [4,039 ft])
• Mount Richardson (Quebec) (1,180 metres [3,870 ft])
• Mont Comte (1,229 metres [4,032 ft])
• Mont Rolland-Germain (1,204 metres [3,950 ft])
• Mont Les Cones (1,200 metres [3,900 ft])
• Mont du Vieillard (1,200 metres [3,900 ft])
• Table Mountain (1,180 metres [3,870 ft])
• Petit Mont Sainte-Anne (1,147 metres [3,763 ft])
• Mont Xalibu (1,140 metres [3,740 ft])
• Mont Joseph Fortin (1,080 metres [3,540 ft])

See also

• List of mountains of Quebec
• List of subranges of the Appalachian Mountains