Mount Royal Cross

The Mount Royal Cross is a monument on top of Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It stands at the northeastern peak of the mountain and overlooks the eastern part of the Island of Montreal.

Photo: The Cosmonaut, CC BY-SA 2.5 ca.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: monument on Mount Royal in Montreal
Also known as: “Croix du Mont Royal” and “Крест Мон-Руаяль”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mount Royal and Percival Molson Memorial Stadium.

Mount Royal

Peak

Photo: Montrealais, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mount Royal is a mountain in the city of Montreal…

Percival Molson Memorial Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Quintinsoloviev, CC BY 4.0.

Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is an outdoor… Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is situated 570 metres east of Mount Royal Cross.

Royal Victoria

University

Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Royal Victoria Hospital, colloquially known as the… Royal Victoria is situated 420 metres east of Mount Royal Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plateau and Downtown Montreal.

Plateau

Photo: Jamie, CC BY 4.0.

The Plateau is a bohemian district in Montreal that has become gentrified since the 1980s.

Downtown Montreal

Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Downtown is the central business district of Montreal…

Quartier des spectacles

Neighborhood

Photo: art inthecity, CC BY 2.0.

Quartier des Spectacles is an arts and entertainment…

Mount Royal Cross

Categories: summit cross, cross, and tourism
Location: Ville-Marie, Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Southwestern Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude

45.50884° or 45° 30′ 32″ north

Longitude

-73.5879° or 73° 35′ 16″ west

Elevation

219 metres (719 feet)

Established

1924

Height

31 metres (103 feet)

Wheelchair access

limited

Open location code

87Q8GC56+GR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1330276952

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=cross

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

11820618

Wikidata ID

Q1579157

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Mount Royal Cross” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Մոն Ռուայալի խաչ”
Chinese: “皇家山十字架”
French: “croix du mont Royal”
French: “Croix du mont Royal”
French: “Croix du Mont-Royal”
German: “Mont-Royal-Kreuz”
Russian: “Крест на Мон-Руаяле”
Spanish: “Cruz de Montreal”
Turkish: “Croix du mont Royal”
Ukrainian: “Хрест Мон-Руаяль”
“croix du mont Royal”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pine Hill and Rose Hill.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Réservoir de la Montagne and Chemin Olmsted Boucle du Sommet.

Montreal: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and Downtown Montreal.

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