Viewpoint

Summit Lookout

Westmount, Montréal

Downtown Montréal skyline seen from the Summit Circle lookout in Westmount, with Mont Saint-Hilaire behind
Photo: chrisinphilly5448 / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

A 1930s lookout in Sunnyside Park with views over Westmount, downtown Montréal and the St. Lawrence River. The Sunnyside steps lead up to it.

Time needed 30 min
Best time Clear mornings
Early morning

Insider tip

Trees in Sunnyside Park count as an extension of Summit Woods. Parks are closed from midnight to 5 a.m.

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Nearby

Summit Woods Park · 2 min walk A natural forest and bird sanctuary on the western peak of Mount Royal, just over 57 acres and the largest green space in Westmount. Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery Landmark · 6 min walk A large cemetery on the mountain with a main entrance on Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges between Avenue Forest Hill and Avenue Ridgewood. Saint Joseph's Oratory Church · 8 min walk A large shrine on the slope of Mount Royal with a basilica, crypt church, votive chapel and museum. Beaver Lake Pavilion Landmark · 13 min walk A two-floor pavilion beside Lac aux Castors, fully renovated, with five outdoor murals by Québec artists and an upstairs café with large glass walls. Victoria Hall Landmark · 17 min walk Westmount's community centre, in a neo-Tudor building from 1925 that replaced the original after a 1924 fire. Westmount Public Library Landmark · 17 min walk The city's public library at the northwest corner of Westmount Park, next to Victoria Hall.

Around Westmount

Lookouts, a free conservatory and a Mies van der Rohe landmark

Westmount sits on the western slope of Mount Royal. It has a big park with a free conservatory, a forest with a lookout, and a shopping strip on Greene Avenue. Atwater station is the usual way in.

Westmount has 11 places on the Roam Montréal map: 5 landmarks, 2 parks and gardens, 1 viewpoint, 1 shop, 1 neighbourhood and 1 church or basilica. Read the Westmount guide.

Good to know

How long do you need at Summit Lookout?
Plan for 30 min.
When is the best time to visit Summit Lookout?
Clear mornings.

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