A geographical overview of the Appalachian corridor

We can recognize the Appalachian corridor through a string of mountaintops such as Orford, Round Top and Mount Mansfield in the United States.


Click on the maps below to see the Green Mountains from different viewpoints:

The dark areas on this map illustrate the fact that there are still vast natural habitats in the most populated regions, for example along the Quebec / Vermont border as well as in New Hampshire and Maine in the US

The Appalachian corridor is part of the Green Mountains, a segment of the Appalachian range that straddles the Canada-US border.

This territory of 715 367 acres is located in the extension of the Green Mountains of Vermont, into Quebec, reaching beyond Mount Orford as far as the St-François River. It encompasses the Sutton Mountains massif and its foothills, as well as the Lake Memphremagog, Mount Pinnacle, Alderbrooke Marsh and the Brome Lake wetlands.

This Appalachians “Natural Province”, or ecoregion, is recognized by Environment Canada as one of the two ecoregions most at risk in Quebec, and as a priority for the protection of species and their habitat.

In Vermont, the Appalachian corridor corresponds to the section of the Green Mountains that extends southward to Mount Mansfield and Camel’s Hump.

Appalachian Corridor territory is composed of a string of mountain ranges and deep valleys. It includes some of the highest peaks in southern Quebec.