
Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Aerial view of the summit, June 2015.
Photo: DL © 2015 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Aerial view of the summit, June 2015.
Photo: DL © 2015 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Aerial view of the summit, June 2015.
Photo: LC © 2015 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), July 2016.
© 2016 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans), August 2016.
Photo: GC © 2015 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), November 2016.
© 2016 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), April 2017.
© 2017 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Bobcat (Lynx rufus), July 2017.
© 2017 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Coyote (Canis latrans), March 2018.
© 2018 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
North American beaver (Castor canadensis), April 2018.
© 2018 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), April 2018.
© 2018 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Moose (Alces alces), July 2018.
© 2018 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Moose (Alces alces), July 2018.
© 2018 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Pekan (Martes pennanti), November 2019.
© 2019 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), April 2021.
© 2021 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Pekan (Martes pennanti), July 2022.
© 2022 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), November 2019.
© 2019 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Raccoon (Procyon lotor Linnaeus), August 2021.
© 2021 FDL

Mont Pinacle (Frelighsburg, Quebec)
Black bear (Ursus americanus), September 2022.
© 2022 FDL
The SENSE Project seeks to develop an autonomous data collection system that will gather information on environmental data such as soil status, plant growth, snow accumulations, constant measurement of precipitations, etc. Once completed, this research project and the information gathering system that will result could be deployed in other fragile and difficult to access areas in Quebec or elsewhere and allow researchers to study and analyze data that is not readily available on a continuous basis.
The summit of Mont Pinacle was selected for this research project because it offers the suitable characteristics needed to test the project’s hypothesis in true conditions: a unique and fragile natural environment without direct road access, varied weather conditions that are specially difficult during winter at heights over 600 meters, no access to a public electric network and no cabled internet access.