Mount Caubvick

Mount Caubvick, also known as Mont D'Iberville in Quebec, is a tall mountain located in Canada on the border between Labrador and Quebec. It is part of the Selamiut Range in the Torngat Mountains. This mountain is the highest point in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and all of mainland Canada east of the Rockies. The mountain has a huge peak that rises very high from the sea nearby, with sharp ridges, deep round valleys called cirques, and glaciers.

The mountain was named Mont D'Iberville by the Quebec government in 1971. For some years, it did not have an official name on the Labrador side and was called L1, meaning "Labrador 1" for the highest point. In 1981, the mountain was named after Caubvick, one of five Inuit who traveled with George Cartwright to England in 1772.

Even though the highest point of Mount Caubvick is in Quebec, it is also the highest point in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The very top of the mountain is just a little bit north of the Quebec border, so it is entirely in Labrador.

Climbing

Reaching the top of Mount Caubvick is very difficult because of its hard-to-reach location and the unpredictable snowy weather. Climbers can try two main paths: the Minaret Ridge from the east, or the Koroc Ridge from the west. The last parts of both paths need special climbing skills.

The first people to reach the top were American climbers Michael Adler and Christopher Goetze in 1973. The first Canadian team reached the summit on August 14, 1978, led by Ray Chipeniuk, Ron Parker, and Erik Sheer.