Mount Royal Park
Attraction
4.7 (25875 reviews)
Sizable green space featuring trails, a lake with boat rentals & striking city panoramas.
1260 Chem. Remembrance, Montréal, QC H3H 1A2, Canada
+1 514-843-8240
Did You Know?
125 million
Ancient Origins
Mount Royal is a 125-million-year-old land mass, formed from volcanic rock, but never an active volcano.
3
Peak Count
Mount Royal has three peaks: Colline de la Croix (Mont Royal proper), Colline d'Outremont (Mount Murray), and Westmount Summit.
Flood
Cross Planting
A wooden cross was planted on the summit in 1642 after a major flood nearly destroyed the nearby settlement, Ville-Marie.
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges
Largest Cemetery
Mount Royal is home to Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, the largest cemetery in Canada, established in 1854 for the city's francophone Catholic population.