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- French:
- Mont Jacques-cartier
- Also called:
- Tabletop
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Mount Jacques Cartier
mountain, Quebec, Canada
Also known as: Mont Jacques-Cartier, Tabletop
Mount Jacques Cartier, mountain on the north side of the Gaspé Peninsula in Gaspesian Provincial Park, eastern Quebec province, Canada. The highest peak in the well-forested Monts Chic-Choc (Shickshock Mountains), an extension of the Appalachians, is Mount Jacques Cartier, which has an elevation of 4,160 feet (1,268 m). The name Tabletop indicates its flat summit.
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