Best views in Montreal

Best views in Montreal

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   Parc du Mont-Royal

   North of avenue des Pins, between avenue du Parc and chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges. This beautiful, immense urban park tops the "mountain" (at 232 m, it's more like a hill) that overlooks all of Montreal and lends the city its name. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, creator of Central Park and Prospect Park in New York, the park is elegant and accessible, and has hundreds of nooks and crannies to explore. A broad and gradual 8-km (5-mile) bike and pedestrian path begins at the Monument Georges-Étienne Cartier (on Avenue du Parc, opposite the western end of rue Rachel, where the bike path continues), winding its way around the mountain and culminating at the Belvédère (lookout) and Chalet Mont-Royal, with incredible views of downtown, the St. Lawrence river, and the Eastern Townships. The Belevedere and Chalet are also accessible from downtown by the newly restored staircase, access via the path at the top of rue Peel. Many smaller paths and trails crisscross the park. For lazy visitors, or those with limited mobility, you can enjoy a wonderful view from the mountain by taking bus route 11, which stops at the lookout on Chemin Remembrance, and at Beaver Lake. Every Sunday during the summer, thousands of people get together at the monument on Avenue du Parc to enjoy the big tam-tam jam.

2. SeeMuseumQuartier Latin-Le Village

   Galerie de l'UQAM

   UQAM Gallery

   Contemporary art exhibits, workshops, lectures, and tours.

   Tue-Sat 12:00-18:00 · Free · Wheelchair accessible

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   DoSummit

   Mount Royal

   Mount Royal is a mountain in the city of Montreal, immediately west of Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The city's name is derived from its name. The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachian Mountains.

   233 m high
4. SeeViewpointDowntown

   Belvédère Camillien-Houde

   Another lookout point.

5. SeeDowntown

   Kondiaronk Lookout

   Offers panoramic views of the downtown Montreal skyline.

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   Westmount Summit

   Westmount Summit (French: Sommet de Westmount) is one of the three peaks of Mount Royal (along with Mount Royal proper and Outremont) located in the City of Westmount, Quebec, Canada. Part of the geographical summit is located adjacent to the Montreal borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. The highest point is approximately 201 metres (659 ft) above sea-level, surrounded by a larger plateau of relatively level terrain before giving way to steeper slopes on all sides.

   201 m high
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   Kondiaronk Belvedere

   1196 Camillien-Houde Voie

   Wheelchair accessible

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   Lévis Tower

   221 Chem. du Tour de l'isle

   Free entry · Built 1936
9. 
   DoSummit

   Colline d'Outremont

   211 m high
10. DoSummit

    Colline de l'Abri

    200 m high

11. SeeViewpoint

    Jacques Cartier bridge

    Wheelchair accessible

12. DoSummit

    Mont Boullé

    41 m high

13. DoSummit

    Mont Champlain

    38 m high

14. SeeViewpoint

    Belvédère Léo-Ayotte

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    Belvédère Outremont

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    Belvédère de Westmount

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    Blockhaus

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    Du chemin qui marche

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Montreal (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Place data from Overture Maps. Some descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).