Mount Royal

Mount Royal
Mount Royal
	George-Étienne Cartier Monument and Mount Royal's eastern slope
Highest point
Elevation	233 m (764 ft)
Prominence	227 m (745 ft)
Isolation	32.68 km (20.31 mi)
Coordinates	45°30′23″N 73°35′20″W / 45.50639°N 73.58889°W
Naming
Native name	Mont Royal (French)
Geography
	Mount Royal
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
City	Montréal
Parent range	Monteregian Hills
Topo map	NTS 31H12 Laval
Geology
Age of rock	Early Cretaceous
Mountain type	Intrusive stock
Climbing
First ascent	Jacques Cartier, 1535; (first European)
Easiest route	Hike or Cycling

Mount Royal (French: Mont Royal, IPA: [mɔ̃ ʁwajal]) is a mountain in the city of Montreal, immediately west of Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The best-known hypothesis for the origin of the name Montreal is that the mountain is the namesake for the city.^{[citation needed]}

The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachian Mountains. It gave its Latin name, Mons Regius, to the Monteregian chain. The mountain consists of three peaks: Colline de la Croix (or Mont Royal proper) at 233 m (764 ft), Colline d'Outremont (or Mount Murray, in the borough of Outremont) at 211 m (692 ft), and Westmount Summit at 201 m (659 ft) elevation above mean sea level.