Mount Royal (, ) is a mountain in the city of

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, immediately west of

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. The city's name is derived from the mountain's name. The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the

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. It gave its

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name, ''Mons Regius'', to the Monteregian chain. The mountain consists of three peaks: Colline de la Croix (or Mont Royal proper) at , Colline d'Outremont (or Mount Murray, in the borough of Outremont) at , and Westmount Summit at elevation above mean sea level.

Geology

Mount Royal is the deep extension of a vastly eroded ancient

volcanic complex A complex volcano, also called a compound volcano or a volcanic complex, is a mixed landform consisting of related volcanic centers and their associated lava flows and pyroclastic rock. They may form due to changes in eruptive habit or ...

, which was probably active about 125 million years ago. The mountain, along with the other mountains of the Monteregian Hills, was formed when the North American Plate moved westward over the New England hotspot. By a process known as

intrusion In geology, an igneous intrusion (or intrusive body or simply intrusion) is a body of intrusive igneous rock that forms by crystallization of magma slowly cooling below the surface of the Earth. Intrusions have a wide variety of forms and com ...

magma Magma () is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed. Magma (sometimes colloquially but incorrectly referred to as ''lava'') is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and evidence of magmatism has also ...

intruded into the

sedimentary rock Sedimentary rocks are types of rock (geology), rock formed by the cementation (geology), cementation of sediments—i.e. particles made of minerals (geological detritus) or organic matter (biological detritus)—that have been accumulated or de ...

s underneath the area, producing at least eight igneous stocks. The main rock type is a

gabbro Gabbro ( ) is a phaneritic (coarse-grained and magnesium- and iron-rich), mafic intrusive igneous rock formed from the slow cooling magma into a holocrystalline mass deep beneath the Earth's surface. Slow-cooling, coarse-grained gabbro is ch ...

composed of

pyroxene The pyroxenes (commonly abbreviated Px) are a group of important rock-forming inosilicate minerals found in many igneous and metamorphic rocks. Pyroxenes have the general formula , where X represents ions of calcium (Ca), sodium (Na), iron ( ...

olivine The mineral olivine () is a magnesium iron Silicate minerals, silicate with the chemical formula . It is a type of Nesosilicates, nesosilicate or orthosilicate. The primary component of the Earth's upper mantle (Earth), upper mantle, it is a com ...

and variable amounts of

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. During and after the main stage of intrusion, the gabbros and surrounding rocks were intruded by a series of volcanic dikes and sills. Subsequently, the surrounding softer sedimentary rock was

eroded Erosion is the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust and then transports it to another location where it is deposited. Erosion is disti ...

, leaving behind the resistant

igneous rock Igneous rock ( ), or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic. Igneous rocks are formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. The magma can be derived from partial ...

that forms the mountain. The mineral montroyalite, discovered in Montreal, is named after the mountain that provided the definition sample.

History

The first European to scale the mountain was

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, guided there in 1535 by the people of the village of Hochelaga. He named it in honour of his patron,

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. He wrote in his

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: "And among these fields is situated and seated the said town of Hochelaga, near to and adjoining a mountain.... We named this mountain Mount Royal." One theory is that the name of the Island of Montréal derives from ''Mont Réal'', as the mountain's name was spelled in

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(''Mont Royal'' in Modern French). However, Cartier's 1535 diary entry refers to "le mont Royal." Another argument, mentioned by the

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on its website concerning Canadian place names, is that the name Montréal was adopted because a Venetian map from 1556 used the Italian name of the mountain, "Monte Real." The name was first applied to the island and was unofficially applied to the city, formerly named ''Ville-Marie'', by the 18th century. In 1643,

Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve (15 February 1612 – 9 September 1676) was a French military officer and the founder of Ville-Marie, now the city of Montreal. Early life Maisonneuve was baptised on 15 February 1612 at Neuville-sur-Vannes ...

made a pilgrimage to the top of the mountain to fulfill a vow made in the winter season on occasion of a great flood that swept up to the town palisades. In 1876, land owner and farmer James Swail began planning residential subdivisions on the western slope of Mount Murray, in what is now the Cote-des-Neiges district. In 1906, a large housing development was started in the area, called Northmount Heights, with homes built along what is now Decelles Street by developer Northmount Land Company. Much of this area has since been expropriated by the

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (; UdeM; ) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on M ...

. In 1914–1918, the Mount Royal Tunnel was dug under the mountain by the

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, a predecessor of the

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. It is currently used by the

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. The area was briefly considered as a candidate for the site of

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before the exposition grounds were ultimately built on adjoining islands in the

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. The hilly roads of the park have been used for cycle racing since the 1970s, hosting the 1974 UCI Road Cycling World Championships, the individual road race cycling event at the

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, and the subsequent annual races of Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal (1998–2009) and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (2010–present).

Geography

Topography

Mount Royal is about 4 kilometres ( miles) east to west and 2.5 kilometres ( miles) north to south. The mountain emerges from the plains occupied by

and neighbouring regions.

Road networks

Two roads cross the territory: *The Camillien Houde Way (named Remembrance Road on part of its route) *

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Natural heritage

Fauna

Mount Royal is home to many animal species including

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fox Foxes are small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull; upright, triangular ears; a pointed, slightly upturned snout; and a long, bushy tail ("brush"). Twelve species ...

marmot Marmots are large ground squirrels in the genus ''Marmota'', with 15 species living in Asia, Europe, and North America. These herbivores are active during the summer, when they can often be found in groups, but are not seen during the winter, w ...

striped skunk The striped skunk (''Mephitis mephitis'') is a skunk of the genus ''Mephitis (genus), Mephitis'' that occurs across much of North America, including southern Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. It is currently listed as least concern ...

, bee and various species of birds.

Flora

From the point of view of the

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, the mountain shelters a set of natural spaces and semi-natural rich in trees, shrubs and

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Mount Royal Cross

The first Mount Royal Cross was placed there in 1643 by Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, the founder of the city, in fulfillment of a vow he made to

the Virgin Mary Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loret ...

when praying to her to stop a disastrous flood. Today, the mountain is crowned by a illuminated cross, installed in 1924 by the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste and now owned by the city. It was converted to

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light in 1992, and then to LEDs in 2009. The cross is usually lit in white, but can now be changed to any colour, including the purple traditionally used upon the death of a pope. Beside the cross, a plaque marks the placement of a time capsule in 1992, during Montréal's 350th birthday celebration. It contains messages and drawings from 12,000 children, depicting their visions for the city in the year 2142, when the capsule is scheduled to be opened.

Mount Royal Park

The mountain is the site of Mount Royal Park (), one of Montreal's largest greenspaces. The park was originally designed by

Frederick Law Olmsted Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) was an American landscape architect, journalist, Social criticism, social critic, and public administrator. He is considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the U ...

(who also co-designed New York City's

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) and was

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d in 1876, although not completed to his design. Olmsted had planned to emphasize the mountainous topography through the use of vegetation. Shade trees at the bottom of the carriage path would resemble a valley. As the visitor went higher, the vegetation would get more sparse to give the illusion of exaggerated height. However, Montreal suffered a depression in the mid-1870s and many of Olmsted's plans were abandoned. The carriage way was built, but it was done hastily and without regards to the original plan. None of the vegetation choices were followed. The park contains two belvederes, the more prominent of which is the Kondiaronk Belvedere, a semicircular plaza with a Mount Royal Chalet overlooking

. Built in 1906, it is named for the

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chief Kondiaronk, whose influence led to the

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in 1701. Other features of the park are Beaver Lake (a small artificial lake), a snow tube and

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run,

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trails, a

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and Smith House, an interpretive centre. At the foot of the hill, overlooking

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, the park features the George-Étienne Cartier Monument (home to the Tam-Tams) and a

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(more properly, a

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) which has been named in honour of

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. The lush forest has been badly damaged, both by Mayor Drapeau's so-called morality cuts of the 1950s and by the Ice Storm of 1998, but has since largely recovered. The forest is a green jewel rising above

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and is known for its beautiful autumn

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as well as its extensive hiking and cross-country ski trails. Biking is restricted to the main gravel roads. Montreal Funicular Railway postcard

From 1885 to 1920, the Mount Royal Funicular Railway brought sightseers to its peak. After it ceased service, Montreal's No. 11 streetcar brought visitors to the peak until 1959. A roadway named for longtime but controversial former mayor Camillien Houde now bisects the mountain, although Houde had been opposed to the idea of putting a road through the park. The park, cemeteries, and several adjacent parks and institutions have been combined into the Mount Royal Natural and Historical District (''Arrondissement historique et naturel du Mont-Royal'') by the provincial government in order to legally protect the rich cultural and natural heritage of the region.

Parc Tiohtià:ke Otsira'kéhne

In June 2017, during the 375th anniversary of Montreal, the city formally named the greenspace surrounding the Outremont peak Parc Tiohtià:ke Otsira'kéhne, Mohawk for "the place of the big fire," reflecting how the hill had been used for a fire beacon by First Nations people. It has an area of .

Wintertime

Skiers on Mount Royal - MONTREAL - Skieurs sur le Mont Royal

Mount Royal Park currently hosts a snow tube and

run on one of the former alpine ski slopes,Community Walk
"Parc du Mont Royal"
(accessed 31 March 2010) as well as 7 groomed cross-country ski and snowshoe trails which total , with equipment rental available onsite. One of the most popular activities to do on Beaver Lake is to skate; this activity is free if you have your own equipment. The former alpine ski slope featured a T-bar and a drop. Mechanical lift devices were first installed in Mount Royal Park in 1945. In the 1940s, there were two and a half miles of ski slopes available. A ski shop was first installed in the park in 1938. Prior to that, in the 1920s, one of the best

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s in Canada was the one on Mount Royal, near

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. Founded in 1840, the now-defunct Montreal Snow Shoe Club, with members drawn from some of Montreal's prominent businessmen, would meet each week during the winter at nightfall on

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near

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through Mount Royal Park, lit by torchlight. Club members began wearing blue

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s on their outings around 1870. Recently, the tradition has been revived as the ''Tuques Bleues'' celebration by the ''Les amis de la montagne'', a charitable organization that works to protect and preserve the park.

Tam-Tams

In the summer, Mount Royal hosts a popular activity known as Tam-Tams, or the "Tam-Tam Jam", whereby a number of Montrealers and visitors play

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s (such as

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s) on the east slope of the mountain, near the George-Étienne Cartier Monument. The Sunday afternoon gatherings attract people of various backgrounds. Often, dozens of tam-tam players perform their art at the same time, encouraging others to dance. In addition, many children and adults participate nearby in a battle with foam-padded weapons. The Tam-tams began in the late 1970s with a workshop on African drumming at a jazz bar on Ontario Street. It is not organized by the municipal authorities. Despite initial resistance by participants, the city now intervenes in the event, restricting commercial activity to registered members in designated areas and assigning police and

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technicians to ensure the safety of those present. Although initially controversial in light of the event's communal and countercultural vibe (as well as a permissive attitude towards then-illegal cannabis use), the police presence has not led to conflict.

Jeanne-Mance Park

Facing the mountain across

is Jeanne-Mance Park. A popular recreational area, Jeanne-Mance Park features a playground, a wading pool, tennis courts, various sports fields, and in winter, a skating rink.

Transmission tower

The park is also home to the

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's Mount Royal transmitter facility, which comprises two large buildings: one used primarily by the CBC for its 2 Montreal stations, CBMT-DT and

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, and one used by the private television stations. There is also a short (about )

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tower, from which nearly all of Montreal's television and

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stations broadcast. Because of the proximity of this tower to public areas of the park, in recent years significant concerns have been raised about radio-frequency radiation exposure; at several points formerly accessible to park users near the tower, radiation was found to be significantly higher than that permitted for the general public. The "shortness" indicated above was dictated by the maximum allowable height (1100 feet above sea level) dictated by the federal Department of Transport because of the proximity to the flight path to Trudeau Airport nearby. The engineering challenge was to combine all the desired antennas in the limited space between the mountain top and 1100 feet above sea level, which led to the "candelabra" design.

Adjacent landmarks

Outside the park, Mount Royal's slopes are also home to such Montreal landmarks as Saint Joseph's Oratory, Canada's largest church;

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; the

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; McGill's

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, home to the

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; the McTavish reservoir;

; the

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; the

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historic block; and some well-off residential neighbourhoods such as Upper Westmount and Upper Outremont. In 2024, Elie-Wiesel Park was inaugurated on de Courtrai Avenue near Décarie Boulevard and Westbury Avenue in the

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district in

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in honour of

Elie Wiesel Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel (September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, List of Nobel Peace Prize laureates#1980, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored Elie Wiesel bibliogra ...

, the

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, writer, professor, and

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winner; it has a playground, relaxation area, walking trails, furniture, green spaces, and unique water features."Elie-Wiesel Park officially inaugurated in Montreal,"
''City News'', September 6, 2024.

References

External links

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Geology

History

Geography

Topography

Road networks

Natural heritage

Fauna

Flora

Mount Royal Cross

Mount Royal Park

Parc Tiohtià:ke Otsira'kéhne

Wintertime

Tam-Tams

Jeanne-Mance Park

Transmission tower

Adjacent landmarks

See also

References

External links