Mount Chocolat is a mountain located in Saint-Philémon, in the

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, in the administrative region of

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, in

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. The "Domaine du Cerf du Massif du Sud" has around fifty houses built on the mountainside.

Geography

Located in the

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south of the

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, Mont Chocolat has an altitude of and is part of the

Massif du Sud The Massif du Sud is a ski mountain about southeast of Quebec City, Canada. It is part of the park of the same name, the Parc du Massif du Sud. Description The Massif du Sud is located between the villages of Saint-Magloire and Saint-Phil ...

. It is also part of the northwest sector of the Massif-du-Sud Regional Park.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Banque de noms de lieux - Toponym: Mont Chocolat.
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Activities

According to the trail map, Mont Chocolat offers a loop hiking trail of with a drop of for a duration of about two hours for an expert hiker or 3h30 (including dinner) for an intermediate type hiker. The ascent of the mountain offers a particular panorama of the valley; a belvedere is arranged at the top. A segment of the trail runs along the river and crosses the area of a maple grove. Hikers can see magnificent panoramas, particularly in the section of the palisade trail which runs along rock faces about 50 m high. The trail of 10 km (minimum altitude of 474 m and maximum of 666 m) and 21 km (minimum altitude of 474 m and maximum of 917 m) of the Trail du Massif du Sud passes through Mont Chocolat. On the occasion of the night excursions are organized in groups in the company of a guide.Mont Chocolat
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Place names

The name of this mountain originates from its shape resembling chocolates filled with cherries.Le Mont chocolat au Massif du Sud
The toponym "Chocolate" was made official on March 16, 2004 at the Place Names Bank of the

Commission de toponymie du Québec The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing Québec's place names and their origins according to th ...

References

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