Mount Pinacle () is a mountain located in

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. The mountain has five

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trails of varying difficulty, covering approximately , that visitors can explore with the purchase of an admission ticket. Experienced

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may scale the face of the hill starting from Lake Lyster. The mountain is exploited for its abundance of maples, with a

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running along a portion of its trails.

History

The hill has been officially known as ''Le Pinacle'' since 1978. In 2013, part of the hill was closed to rock climbing due to the nesting of

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s on Mount Pinacle. In June 2014, a 10-year-old child on a field trip went to the

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after surviving a 10-metre fall down a crevice on the mountain. Approximately a dozen firefighters were onsite for two hours rescuing the child, although he was not gravely injured.

Activities

Mount Pinnacle is home to Harold F. Baldwin Park. There are of trails in total, with bottom-to-top trails ranging from 3 to . During the summer season (June to October), guides are on hand at the top of the hill. Starting December 19, 2022, Mount Pinnacle opened its hiking trails to the public in winter. On a clear day, you can see Mount Barnston,

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, Owl's Head, Mount Sutton, Mount Brome, Bald Mountain (Vermont), as well as

Lake Massawippi Lake Massawippi is a freshwater lake in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The Tomifobia River is the source of the lake at its southern tip, near the village of Ayer's Cliff, Quebec. In early rec ...

and Holland Pond in Vermont.

References

External links

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Official website of the park
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Coaticook Historical Society's page on Mont Pinacle
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