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| name = Mont Tremblant |
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| photo = File:Mont-Tremblant, Quebec 01123.jpg |
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| photo_caption = Mont Tremblant and the ski slopes of the [[Mont Tremblant Resort]] |
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| elevation_m = 932 |
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| elevation_ref = <ref name="peakbagger">{{cite web |title=Mont Tremblant - Peakbagger.com |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=5976 |website=www.peakbagger.com |access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref> |
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| prominence_m = 551 |
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| range = [[Laurentian Mountains]] |
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| country = [[Canada]] |
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| state = Quebec |
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'''Mont Tremblant''' is a mountain of the [[Laurentian Mountains]], reaching an altitude of 932 metres. It is located in the province of [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], in [[Mont-Tremblant National Park]], about 15 km northeast of the town of Mont-Tremblant and east of [[Lake Tremblant]] in the [[Laurentides]] region north of [[Montreal]]. It is one of the tallest peaks of the Laurentian range. It hosts the [[Mont Tremblant Resort]]. |
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The [[Algonquin people]] called the mountain ''Manitonga Soutana'' ("Mountain of Spirits"), and described the mountain as emitting rumblings and swaying under their feet. This gave rise to the French name ''montagne Tremblante'' or ''mont Tremblant'', literally "trembling mountain."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=63482|title=Topos on the web: Mont Tremblant|access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref> |
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The first resort was founded on the mountain slopes in 1939.<ref name="Skiing Heritage Mont Tremblant">{{cite journal|author1=Crossley, Dorothy|editor1-last=Lund|editor1-first=Morten|title=Mont Tremblant: The Enduring Legacy|journal=Skiing Heritage: Journal of the International Skiing History Association|date=March 1999|volume=11|issue=1|pages=15–36}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Mountains of Quebec|Tremblant, Mont]] |
[[Category:Mountains of Quebec|Tremblant, Mont]] |
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[[Category:Geography of Laurentides|Tremblant, Mont]] |
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| Mont Tremblant | |
|---|---|
 Mont Tremblant and the ski slopes of the Mont Tremblant Resort | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 932 m (3,058 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 551 m (1,808 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 46°14′56″N 74°33′34″W / 46.24889°N 74.55944°W |
| Geography | |
  Mont Tremblant | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| City | Mont-Tremblant |
| Parent range | Laurentian Mountains |
Mont Tremblant is a mountain of the Laurentian Mountains, reaching an altitude of 932 metres. It is located in the province of Quebec, Canada, in Mont-Tremblant National Park, about 15 km northeast of the town of Mont-Tremblant and east of Lake Tremblant in the Laurentides region north of Montreal. It is one of the tallest peaks of the Laurentian range. It hosts the Mont Tremblant Resort.
The Algonquin people called the mountain Manitonga Soutana ("Mountain of Spirits"), and described the mountain as emitting rumblings and swaying under their feet. This gave rise to the French name montagne Tremblante or mont Tremblant, literally "trembling mountain."[2]
The first resort was founded on the mountain slopes in 1939.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Mont Tremblant - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Topos on the web: Mont Tremblant". Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Crossley, Dorothy (March 1999). Lund, Morten (ed.). "Mont Tremblant: The Enduring Legacy". Skiing Heritage: Journal of the International Skiing History Association. 11 (1): 15–36.