Mount Valin is the highest
mountain
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of the
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean (, ) is a region in Quebec, Canada. It contains the Saguenay Fjord, the estuary of the Saguenay River, stretching through much of the region. It is also known as Sagamie in French, from the first part of "Saguenay" and t ...
region (as measured from
sea level
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) in the
Canadian
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province of
Quebec
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. Situated from
Chicoutimi
Chicoutimi () is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada.
It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and co ...
, the mountain receives an average of of rain and of snow every year.
Mount Valin is an important site used for transmission facilities for radio and television stations in the region. Stations broadcasting from Mount Valin are television stations
CFRS-DT,
CKTV-DT and
CIVV-DT; and radio stations
CFIX-FM,
CJAB-FM
CJAB-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Saguenay, Quebec. Its studios are located at Rue Racine Est in the former city of Chicoutimi (co-located with sister stations CFIX-FM and Noovo owned-and-operated station CFRS-DT), wi ...
and
CION-FM-2.
Mount Valin is part of the
Monts-Valin National Park and home to the Le Valinouët ski centre.
References
Mountains of Quebec under 1000 metres
Mount Valin
Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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