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Mont-Mégantic National Park

Mont-Mégantic National Park is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mont-Mégantic National Park rather than just read about it. In short: Mont-Mégantic National Park (Parc national du Mont-Mégantic) is a provincial park in Quebec, Canada. It is located near the municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Bois in the Estrie region.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Mont-Mégantic National Park (Parc national du Mont-Mégantic) is a provincial park in Quebec, Canada. It is located near the municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Bois in the Estrie region. The park was created in 1994 and is adjacent to the Samuel-Brisson Ecological Reserve which is located northeast of it. Mont Mégantic is the approximate geographic centre of the park. Located at its peak is the Mont Mégantic Observatory, which is the most important astronomical observatory in eastern Canada. Part of the park is Also recognized as important area for bird conservation. The park is managed by the Quebec government through the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (SÉPAQ).

Special features of the park The park terrain is characteristic of the frontier mountains in the Appalachia region, although the bulk of it is in fact the most easterly of the Montérégie. Four peaks are accessible by hiking trails including the Pic de l'Aurore (c. 825 m (2,707 ft)), Mont Victoria (c. 1,050 m (3,440 ft)), Mont St. Joseph (c. 1,075 m (3,527 ft)) and Mont Mégantic (c. 1,105 m (3,625 ft)). Mont Mégantic is the tenth highest mountain in Quebec and is the highest peak accessible by car. The park is known for its scientific observatory at the top (at an elevation of 1,111 m (3,645 ft)). The observatory hosts a Ritchey-Chrétien telescope of 1.6 m (5.2 ft) (5'3") in diameter, the most powerful of this type in North America. The site is mainly used by the University of Montreal and Laval University who are the owners. If conditions permit, naked-eye observations are possible through the telescope during the Mont Mégantic Astronomy Festival, an event that usually takes place in early July. On September 21, 2007, following sustained efforts to reduce light pollution in the region of Mont-Mégantic, it was recognized as the first international Dark-sky preserve by the International Dark-Sky Association. Close to the scientific observatory is the Observatoire populaire du Mont-Mégantic (OPMM). Equipped with a telescope of a 61 cm (2 ft) diameter, it is one of the largest observatories in the world built for use by the public. It is operated by ASTROLab of the Mont-Mégantic National Park. Five hundred feet below is the ASTROLab Mont-Mégantic National Park. ASTROLab is a museum and activity centre for public astronomy. There are exhibitions and a star cinema. At night, two public observatories, several telescopes and other observational instruments are available for public use.

Sports In addition to a network of over 50 km (31 mi) of hiking trails, the park also includes trails for cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and mountain biking. Although rare, favorable wind conditions allow many hang gliders and paragliders to leap from the summit of Mount St. Joseph. Flight activities are supervised by the gliding club in Thetford Mines. The hang gliding altitude record in Quebec was set from the mountain in 2003. An altitude of 3,749 m (12,300 ft) was achieved by Marco Levasseur. The ascent of Mont Mégantic by bike is probably the most difficult in Quebec as well as being the highest elevated road in the province. The elevated portions of the many kilometres give a good challenge to those who are facing it. The Tour de Beauce (formerly called the Grand Prix de Beauce) has been partly known in the international cycling world by its arrival at altitude. The organizers have taken to include the path to almost every edition of the event in the month of June.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mont-Mégantic National Park

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mont-Mégantic National Park claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mont-Mégantic National Park before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mont-Mégantic National Park ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mont-Mégantic National Park

In research: Mont-Mégantic National Park appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mont-Mégantic National Park in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mont-Mégantic National Park is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Dark-sky preserves in Canada, IUCN Category II, International Dark Sky Reserves, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mont-Mégantic National Park outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Mont-Mégantic National Park in simple terms?

Mont-Mégantic National Park (Parc national du Mont-Mégantic) is a provincial park in Quebec, Canada. It is located near the municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Bois in the Estrie region.

Why does Mont-Mégantic National Park matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Mont-Mégantic National Park?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

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