The Rockies

The Rockies is a garden in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Montreal, Quebec. The Rockies is situated near Alpine Garden, as well as near the garden Southern Hemisphere mountains.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Alpine Garden and Olympic Stadium Montreal.

Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Montreal, Canada, located at Olympic Park in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of the city. Built in the mid-1970s as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics, it is nicknamed "The Big O", a reference to both its name and to the doughnut-shape of the permanent component of the stadium's roof. Olympic Stadium Montreal is situated 650 metres east of The Rockies.

Montreal Botanical Garden

Park

Photo: GarrettRock, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Montreal Botanical Garden is a large botanical garden in Montreal, Quebec, Canada comprising 75 hectares of thematic gardens and greenhouses. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2008 as it is considered to be one of the most important botanical gardens in the world due to the extent of its collections and facilities.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Longue-Pointe.

Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

Photo: Nicolas Marchildon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is a district in Montreal. Located a ways east of downtown, it features the Olympic Stadium and other major attractions.

Longue-Pointe

Neighborhood

Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Longue-Pointe was a Montreal neighbourhood now located in the borough of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The neighborhood was permanently divided by the construction of the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel. Longue-Pointe is situated 2½ km northeast of The Rockies.

Gay Village

Neighborhood

Photo: Atilin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gay Village is a neighbourhood delineated by Saint Catherine Street East and Atateken Street in the Ville-Marie borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The entire Village is bordered approximately by Saint Hubert Street to the west, De Lorimier Avenue to the… Gay Village is situated 4½ km south of The Rockies.

The Rockies

Type: Garden
Category: recreation area
Location: Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Southwestern Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude

45.55809° or 45° 33′ 29″ north

Longitude

-73.55993° or 73° 33′ 36″ west

Open location code

87Q8HC5R+62

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1204567923

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

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In Other Languages

“The Rockies” goes by many names.

French: “Les Rocheuses”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Southern Hemisphere mountains and Vertical Crevice Garden.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Rockies and Austral Mountains.

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