The Spawning Ground

The Spawning Ground is a climbing site in British Columbia, Canada. The Spawning Ground is situated nearby to the climbing site Ocean’s Wall, as well as near Pirate’s Crag.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Watts Point volcanic centre.

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 4 km south of The Spawning Ground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Squamish and Woodfibre.

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.

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 4½ km southwest of The Spawning Ground.

Lions Bay-Britannia Beach

Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

The Spawning Ground

Type: Climbing site
Category: sports location
Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude

49.68227° or 49° 40′ 56″ north

Longitude

-123.19643° or 123° 11′ 47″ west

Open location code

84XRMRJ3+WC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12832831307

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=climbing

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Satellite Map

Discover The Spawning Ground from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ocean’s Wall and Pirate’s Crag.

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