Mount Royal
Mount Royal (French: Mont Royal, IPA: [mɔ̃ ʁwajal]) is a small hill in the city of Montreal. The name of the city may come from the name of this hill.
 George-Étienne Cartier Monument and Mount Royal's eastern slope | |
| Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 227 m (745 ft) |
| Location | |
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| Range | Monteregian Hills |
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| Geology | |
| Type | Intrusive stock |
| Age of rock | Early Cretaceous |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Jacques Cartier, 1535 (first European) |
| Easiest route | Hiking or Cycling |
This hill is part of the Monteregian Hills, between the Lauretians and Appalachian Mountains,[1] The hill has three peaks: Colline de la Croix, Colline d'Outremont and Sommet de Westmount.[2]
Mount Royal Media
McGill College Avenue going from Downtown Montreal to Mount Royal.
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Cross on top of Mount Royal during daytime.
Mount Royal Funicular Railway, around 1900.
Night procession by the Montreal Snow Shoe Club on Mount Royal, 1873.
Cross-country skiing on Mount Royal in the 1920s.
People come to Mount Royal for tobogganning on the former ski slopes.
Mount Royal's Tam-Tams gathering.
Mount Royal transmitter tower
Aerial view of Downtown Montreal as seen from above Mount Royal.
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References
- ↑ A Hundred-Million Year History of the Corner Rise and New England Seamounts. Retrieved 1 August 2007
- ↑ Origine du Mont-Royal. Retrieved November 3rd 2020