Halte du Séminaire sits at 1,086 ft along the Route des Montagnes, facing due north, with the land dropping 135 ft within 600 m of the overlook. Four peaks are visible to the north and northwest. Mont du Lac des Cygnes rises to 3,159 ft, north-northwest at 3.3 mi, and is part of the Jacques-Cartier Massif within Grands-Jardins National Park, where its summit overlooks the valley of the Rivière du Gouffre. Mont du Gros Bras, at 2,700 ft, lies northwest at 3.9 mi. Mont du Lac à Moïse, at 3,150 ft, is also northwest, at 4.5 mi. Mont Dufour, the farthest and highest of the group at 3,215 ft, stands to the north at 4.7 mi. Daylight hours vary with the season: around the June solstice, sunrise comes at 04:45 and sunset at 20:44, while the December solstice brings a much shorter span, with sunrise at 07:29 and sunset at 15:54. The equinoxes fall roughly in between, with sunrise near 06:30–06:46 and sunset near 18:42–18:55.
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:55 | 18:14 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 20:44 | 19:56 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:42 | 18:02 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:54 | 15:01 |
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Mont du Lac des Cygnes is a mountain of the Jacques-Cartier Massif, located within the Grands-Jardins National Park in Quebec, Canada. Its summit culminating at 980 metres (3,220 ft) above sea level and overlooking the valley of the Rivière du Gouffre is one of the main attractions of the park.
Halte du Séminaire sits at about 1,086 feet (331 m).
From Halte du Séminaire: Mont du Lac des Cygnes (NNW, 3.3 mi); Mont du Gros Bras (NW, 3.9 mi); Mont du Lac à Moïse (NW, 4.5 mi); Mont Dufour (N, 4.7 mi).
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