Explore Les Monts-d'Orient, Quebec, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Les Monts-d'Orient, Quebec. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Les Monts-d'Orient and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Les Monts-d'Orient.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Les Monts-d'Orient |
| Type | Administrative Sector |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | L'Anse-Saint-Jean; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.066111 |
| Longitude | -70.246667 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4A |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EQNOG |
Les Monts-d'Orient is a administrative sector in L'Anse-Saint-Jean; Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Les Monts-d'Orient is located at 48.0661°N, 70.2467°W.
Les Monts-d'Orient stand as a rugged, elevated presence rising from the dense boreal canopy, characterized by the sharp relief of Les Plateaux and the persistent, cold pulse of the Rivière du Milieu. It lies 18.2 km west of Secteur David, QC (from Secteur David, QC: bearing 268°T), and is situated 7.4 km north of Le Lac-Emmuraillé. The terrain here demands a certain resilience, with the deep, shadowed basin of Lac de la Goutte resting quietly just two kilometers from the higher ridges. When the light fails at dusk, the valleys hold a dense, blue stillness that turns the summits of Les Monts-d'Orient into silhouettes against a sky that seems to press closer to the earth. Though the vast expanse of Parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay anchors the broader region twenty-four kilometers away, the immediate surroundings remain defined by the intimate, vertical struggle of forest and stone. Local life in L'Anse-Saint-Jean and the surrounding Le Fjord-du-Saguenay maintains a quiet connection to the land, where the economy has long been shaped by the necessity of navigating such uneven ground. The winter air carries a sharpness that clears the mind, forcing a steady, measured pace upon those who work the timber or attend to the small-scale infrastructure along the riverbanks. Tradition here is found in the endurance of the inhabitants, who move through the seasons with an awareness of the terrain’s unforgiving steepness. The community functions with a practical grace, respecting the isolation that the highlands provide while maintaining the small, persistent connections of a life lived close to the Rivière du Milieu.
Les Monts-d'Orient se déploient avec une solennité minérale à proximité des Plateaux, là où la lumière déclinante semble alourdir les reliefs pour mieux en révéler la texture brute. La Rivière du Milieu serpente entre ces élévations, traçant un sillon d'argent qui accompagne le silence des terres, tandis que le Lac de la Goutte, niché à quelques kilomètres de là, offre une surface miroitante où s'abîme le ciel. À une vingtaine de kilomètres, le Parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay impose sa présence monumentale, influençant par sa masse imposante le climat et le souffle de l'air qui circule sur ces hauteurs. Dans ce secteur de L'Anse-Saint-Jean, la rudesse du sol a façonné une existence portée par la patience, façonnant les gestes des habitants qui composent avec le rythme lent des éléments. Les Monts-d'Orient conservent une dignité particulière, celle d'une terre où le regard s'étire sans obstacle vers l'horizon, invitant à la contemplation des crêtes qui s'effacent dans une brume bleutée. Ici, la nature ne se contente pas de servir de décor, elle dicte le tempo des journées, imposant une sobriété qui se lit sur la pierre et dans la rigueur des vents qui descendent des sommets pour balayer les rives.
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Explore Les Monts-d'Orient, Quebec, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.066111, -70.246667. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Les Monts-d'Orient includes the postal code (G4A), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Les Monts-d'Orient is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |