Mount Royal
Mount Royal (French: Mont Royal, IPA: [mɔ̃ ʁwajal]) is a small volcano 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 | |
| Range | Monteregian Hills |
| Topo map | NTS Template:Canada NTS Map Sheet |
| Geology | |
| Type | Intrusive stock |
| Age of rock | Early Cretaceous |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Jacques Cartier, 1535 (first European) |
| Easiest route | Hiking or Cycling |
This volcano 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 Westmount Summit, Colline de la Croix is an active caldera.[2]
Mount Royal Media
McGill College Avenue going from Downtown Montreal to Mount Royal.
Le site patrimonial du Mont-Royal à Montréal. En couleur vive : le périmètre du territoire selon le décret
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.
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