Upper Brittania Paragliding Launch Site
Upper Brittania Paragliding Launch Site is a scenic viewpoint in British Columbia, Canada. Upper Brittania Paragliding Launch Site is situated nearby to Petgill Lake, as well as near the volcano Watts Point volcanic centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Britannia Mine Museum and Britannia Mines Concentrator.
Britannia Mine Museum
Museum
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The Britannia Mine Museum, formerly British Columbia Museum of Mining, is a non-profit organization in Britannia Beach, 55 km kilometres north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on the Sea-to-Sky Highway on Howe Sound. Britannia Mine Museum is situated 2½ km southwest of Upper Brittania Paragliding Launch Site.
Britannia Mines Concentrator
Historic building
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The Britannia Mines Concentrator is a National Historic Site of Canada. The large, inclined gravity mill was built on the northwest side of Mount Sheer to assist the transfer of copper ore through the chemical and mechanical processes of the plant. Britannia Mines Concentrator is situated 2½ km southwest of Upper Brittania Paragliding Launch Site.
Watts Point volcanic centre
Volcano
The Watts Point volcanic centre is a small outcrop of Pleistocene age volcanic rock at Watts Point in British Columbia, Canada, about 10 kilometres south of Squamish and 40 kilometres north of Vancouver, and just north of Britannia Beach. Watts Point volcanic centre is situated 2½ km west of Upper Brittania Paragliding Launch Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lions Bay-Britannia Beach and Woodfibre.
Lions Bay-Britannia Beach
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Stretching along the eastern shore of Howe Sound, Lions Bay to Britannia Beach is a series of small communities and parks offering some gorgeous views, outdoor recreation and 30 km of some of the most spectacular driving in Canada.
Woodfibre
Locality
Woodfibre, originally Britannia West, was a pulp mill and at one time a small company town, on the west side of upper Howe Sound near Squamish, British Columbia. The mill closed in March 2006. Woodfibre is situated 6 km northwest of Upper Brittania Paragliding Launch Site.
Squamish
Squamish is a town of about 20,000 people in the Sea to Sky region of British Columbia half-way between Vancouver and Whistler. Squamish calls itself "the Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada" due to the abundant rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking, golf, fishing, kayaking, bouldering, white-water rafting, horseback riding, scuba diving and other activities readily available in the area.
Upper Brittania Paragliding Launch Site
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Categories: tourism, air sports, and sports location
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.6385° or 49° 38′ 19″ northLongitude
-123.17623° or 123° 10′ 34″ westElevation
720 metres (2,362 feet)Open location code
84XRJRQF+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 10806948314OpenStreetMap feature
sport=free_flyingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Highlights include Petgill Lake and Wonder Wall.
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