Watts Point volcanic centre
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.- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 299 metres
- Description: mountain in Canada
- Also known as: “Watts Point Summit”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Britannia Mine Museum and Britannia Mines Concentrator.
Britannia Mine Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Mines Concentrator
Historic building
Photo: Xiao23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lions Bay-Britannia Beach and Woodfibre.
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.
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.
Watts Point volcanic centre
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Squamish, Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.6476° or 49° 38′ 51″ northLongitude
-123.2109° or 123° 12′ 39″ westElevation
299 metres (981 feet)Open location code
84XRJQXQ+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 7563829482OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcanoWikidata ID
Q7975040
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Watts Point volcanic centre” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Watts Point volcanic centre”
- German: “Watts Point Volcanic Centre”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Valley of Shaddai and Old North Woodfibre Log Dump.
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