East Shore Watts Point Recreation Reserve
East Shore Watts Point Recreation Reserve is a nature reserve in Squamish, British Columbia. East Shore Watts Point Recreation Reserve is situated nearby to the locality Valley of Shaddai, as well as near South Woodfibre Log Dump.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Watts Point volcanic centre and Britannia Mine Museum.
Watts Point volcanic centre
Peak
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.
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 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.
East Shore Watts Point Recreation Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Squamish, Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.6471° or 49° 38′ 50″ northLongitude
-123.2237° or 123° 13′ 25″ westOpen location code
84XRJQWG+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 988954784OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Valley of Shaddai and South Woodfibre Log Dump.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Quartz Pillar and Watts Point Lookout.
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