Siwash Rock
Siwash Rock is a rock outcropping in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's Stanley Park. A legend among the Indigenous Squamish people surrounds the rock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: submerged rock in Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Nine Pin Rock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hollow Tree and Stanley Park.
Hollow Tree
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hollow Tree is a Western red cedar tree stump and a popular landmark in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Stanley Park
Park
Stanley Park is a 405-hectare public park in British Columbia, Canada, that makes up the northwestern half of Vancouver's Downtown peninsula, surrounded by waters of Burrard Inlet and English Bay.
Third Beach
Beach
Photo: Eyewall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Third Beach is located at Ferguson Point in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Vancouver and Coal Harbour.
West Vancouver
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Vancouver is a suburban area of Vancouver's North Shore in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It has a few good parks, excellent hikes and some of the most expensive property in Canada.
Coal Harbour
Neighborhood
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Coal Harbour is a section of Burrard Inlet lying between Vancouver's Downtown Peninsula and the Brockton Point of Stanley Park. It has also now become the name of the neighbourhood adjacent to its southern shoreline. Coal Harbour is situated 3 km southeast of Siwash Rock.
West End
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Vancouver is one of the most popular places to hang out in the city. Located on the western half of the downtown peninsula, the compact, mostly residential area is surrounded by a string of beaches and the beloved Stanley Park, and bustling with tonnes of shops and eateries on its main streets.
Siwash Rock
- Categories: submerged rock, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.30875° or 49° 18′ 32″ northLongitude
-123.15601° or 123° 9′ 22″ westElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Height
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
84XR8R5V+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 117393635OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Siwash Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Siwash Rock (mga piliw, lat 50,35, long -125,47)”
- Cebuano: “Siwash Rock”
- Dutch: “Siwash Rock”
- French: “Siwash Rock”
- German: “Siwash Rock”
- Hausa: “Siwash Rock”
- Italian: “Siwash Rock”
- Swedish: “Siwash Rock”
- Turkish: “Siwash Rock”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Siwash Rock Viewpoint and Ferguson Point.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Siwash Rock”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.