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Mount Royal is topped by an illuminated cross that has become a Montreal landmark. Beaver Lake (Lac aux castors), Mount Royal. Observant hikers on the park's many trails will find an abundance of small wildlife. In the winter, the park is the site of numerous cross-country ski trails and a new, refrigerated skating rink near Beaver Lake.
The mountain is the site of Mount Royal Park (French: Parc du Mont-Royal), one of Montreal's largest greenspaces. [15] The park was originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (who also co-designed New York City's Central Park) and was inaugurated in 1876, [16] although not completed to his design.
Jeanne Mance Park, formerly known as Fletcher's Field, is an urban park in the Plateau Mont-Royal borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Named after the co-founder of Montreal, Jeanne Mance, the park is located along Park Avenue, opposite Mount Royal, and just south of Mount Royal Avenue. [1] It has an area of 14 hectares. [2]
In 2005, Summit Woods was included as part of the Mount Royal Heritage Zone created by the Quebec Government, along with other portions of Mount Royal in Montreal and Outremont. [7] The current name of Summit Woods was assigned by Westmount in 2010, replacing the original name of Summit Park, in order to better reflect its status as an urban ...
Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park. The twenty-four national parks of Quebec, which protect 11,077.22 kilometres (6,883.07 mi) of territory, [6] are protected areas intended to protect territories representative of the natural regions of Quebec or sites of exceptional character. Its territories are also open to the public for ...
The Plateau-Mont-Royal was born when the Faubourg Saint-Laurent to the north became the main area of development. In 1792, Montreal expanded, with new official limits about two kilometres (1¼ miles) beyond the original fortifications. Mount Royal and Duluth Street formed its new boundaries.
Saint Louis Square (officially in French: square Saint-Louis) is an urban square in Montreal's Plateau Mont Royal. Its eastern edge fronts onto Saint Denis Street, a major north–south artery. Square Saint Louis Street runs along both the square's northern and southern sides, while Laval Avenue runs along its western side.
Parc du Mont-Royal/Ridgewood [a] E Christophe-Colomb and Rachel W Ridgewood Mont-Royal Does not serve Ridgewood and ends at Queen-Mary and Decelles after 9:30PM. [b] 12 Île des Soeurs N De L'Église: S André-Prévost and Serge-Garant Streets LaSalle 13 Christophe-Colomb N Rousselot and Jarry S Rosemont: Saint-Denis 14 Atateken [5] [c] N ...