The Mount
The Mount is the former official residence of the senior officer of the Royal Navy stationed in Gibraltar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: former official residence of the senior officer of the Royal Navy in Gibraltar
- Also known as: “El Monte”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Rock and St. Michael’s Cave.
The Rock
Peak
Photo: Gibnews, Public domain.
The Rock of Gibraltar is a monolithic limestone mountain 426 m high dominating the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. It is situated near the end of a narrow 9 kilometres -long promontory stretching due south into the Mediterranean Sea and is located within the British territory of Gibraltar.
St. Michael’s Cave
Cave
St. Michael's Cave or Old St. Michael's Cave is the name given to a network of limestone caves located within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at a height of over 300 metres above sea level. St. Michael’s Cave is situated 340 metres northeast of The Mount.
Gorham’s Cave
Cave
Photo: Gibmetal77, CC BY 3.0.
Gorham's Cave is a sea-level cave in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Though not a sea cave, it is often mistaken for one. Considered to be one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe, the cave gives its name to the Gorham's… Gorham’s Cave is situated 760 metres southeast of The Mount.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Windmill Hill and South Mole.
Windmill Hill
Locality
Windmill Hill or Windmill Hill Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
South Mole
Locality
Photo: Itto Ogami, CC BY 3.0.
The South Mole is a breakwater located in the southern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula.
Coaling Island
Locality
Photo: Mrjohncummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coaling Island is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located at the centre of the western end of Gibraltar Harbour as one of its industrial zones.
The Mount
- Category: architectural structure
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.12455° or 36° 7′ 28″ northLongitude
-5.34878° or 5° 20′ 56″ westElevation
142 metres (466 feet)Open location code
8C8P4MF2+RFOpenStreetMap ID
way 202262757OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Spanish—“The Mount” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “The Mount”
- Spanish: “The Mount”
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