Saint-Jacques Escarpment, Montreal

Name: Saint-Jacques Escarpment
Address: Montreal, Canada

#412 among attractions in Montreal

Nature, Cliff, Natural attraction

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Facts and practical information

The Saint-Jacques Escarpment is a green space along an escarpment in the city of Montreal, west of downtown Montreal and adjacent to the neighbourhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. The wooded area stretches 3 km long, covering over 20 ha. ()

Coordinates: 45°27'36"N, 73°37'19"W

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Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Gráce (Haut Lachine)Montreal Canada

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Day trips

Saint-Jacques Escarpment – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carrefour Angrignon, Concordia Stadium, Angrignon Park, Lachine Canal.

0.8 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Carrefour Angrignon, Montreal
21 min walk • Carrefour Angrignon, a bustling shopping centre in Montreal, Canada, serves as a one-stop destination for a diverse range of shopping and entertainment needs. Situated in the LaSalle borough, this mall is a suburban oasis for both locals and visitors looking to indulge...
0.9 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Football
Concordia Stadium, Montreal
24 min walk • Concordia Stadium is multi-purpose stadium at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. It is home to the Concordia Stingers. It was built in 2003, and has a seating capacity of 4,000.
1.5 miSE
Zoo, Park, Playground
Angrignon Park, Montreal
39 min walk • Angrignon Park is an urban park in the Le Sud-Ouest borough Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Angrignon Park has a total area of 97 hectares. It includes a 1.1km long lake. It is considered by the City of Montreal as one of its large parks. The park is named for Jean-Baptiste Angrignon, an alderman in Côte Saint-Paul from 1921 to 1934.
0.9 miE
Canal
Lachine Canal, Montreal
23 min walk • The Lachine Canal is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, running 14.5 kilometres from the Old Port of Montreal to Lake Saint-Louis, through the boroughs of Lachine, Lasalle and Sud-Ouest.
0.9 miNE
Park
Oxford Park, Montreal
24 min walk • Oxford Park is a park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the southern part of the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
1.3 miE
Neighbourhood
Ville-Émard, Montreal
33 min walk • Ville-Émard is a neighbourhood located in the Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1.2 miSW
Monuments and statues
War Memorial of Montreal West, Montreal
30 min walk • The War Memorial of Montreal West is a monument in Montreal West, Quebec, Canada, It is beside the city hall in Memorial Park, which is on Westminster Avenue near Ainslie Road. It was sculpted by George William Hill. It is made of a granite base, and features a soldier going into battle.
1.2 miNE
Neighbourhood
Saint-Henri, Montreal
30 min walk • Saint-Henri is a neighbourhood in southwestern Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest. Saint-Henri is usually considered to be bounded to the east by Atwater Avenue, to the west by St-Pierre exchange, to the north by Autoroute Ville-Marie and to the south by the Lachine Canal.
1 miW
Church
St. Ignatius of Loyola Church, Montreal
26 min walk • St. Ignatius Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal West, Quebec. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1917 as an English-speaking parish. It is next to Loyola High School and the Loyola Campus of Concordia University.
1.3 miW
Area
Montreal West, Montreal
34 min walk • Montreal West is an on-island suburb in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Island of Montreal. Montreal West is a small, close-knit community made up primarily of single-family dwellings.
0.7 miNW
Manmade island and 1976 Olympic venue
Notre Dame Island, Montreal
17 min walk • Notre Dame Island is an artificial island in the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is immediately to the west of Saint Helen's Island and west of the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the city of Saint-Lambert on the south shore.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Saint-Jacques Escarpment?

Nearby attractions include Benny Farm, Montreal (14 min walk), Notre Dame Island, Montreal (17 min walk), Lachine Canal, Montreal (23 min walk), Oxford Park, Montreal (24 min walk).

How to get to Saint-Jacques Escarpment by public transport?

The nearest stations to Saint-Jacques Escarpment:

Bus

Saint-Jacques / Cavendish • Lines: 104-E, 104-O, 90-E, 90-O (4 min walk)
Saint-Jacques / No 6360 • Lines: 104-E, 90-E (5 min walk)

Train

Montreal West (27 min walk)
Vendôme (34 min walk)

Metro

Angrignon • Lines: 1 (34 min walk)
Vendôme • Lines: 2 (34 min walk)