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.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 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, immediately west of Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The city's name is derived from its name. The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachian Mountains.

Percival Molson Memorial Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Quintinsoloviev, CC BY 4.0.

Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football and multi-purpose stadium in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on the slopes of Mount Royal, in the borough of Ville-Marie. 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 Vic" or "The Vic", is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is part of the McGill University Health Centre. 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. The neighbourhood is now home to many upscale restaurants and nightclubs, and several trendy clothing stores along St.

Downtown Montreal

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

Downtown is the central business district of Montreal, and home to its largest concentration of museums, art galleries and shopping, and to the Mont-Royal Park and Montreal's Chinatown.

Quartier des spectacles

Neighborhood

Photo: art inthecity, CC BY 2.0.

Quartier des Spectacles is an arts and entertainment district located in the eastern section of Downtown Montreal, designed as a centre for Montreal's cultural events and festivals.

Mount Royal Cross

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: monument on Mount Royal in Montreal
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)

Inception

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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Satellite Map

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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 Мон-Руаяль”
Russian: “Крест на Мон-Руаяле”
Spanish: “Croix du Mont Royal”
Spanish: “Croix du Mont-Royal”
Spanish: “Cruz de Montreal”
Turkish: “croix du mont Royal”
Turkish: “Croix du mont Royal”
Ukrainian: “Хрест Мон-Руаяль”
“croix du mont Royal”

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