Little Mountain (British Columbia)


Little Mountain, elevation, is a mountain in the central part of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is home to Queen Elizabeth Park, which sits at the top of the mountain, and Nat Bailey Stadium, which is located near the base. The mountain lends its name to the Riley Park–Little Mountain neighbourhood, and to the defunct electoral district, Vancouver-Little Mountain.

History

Little Mountain is a volcanic outcropping that was formed between 31 to 34 million years ago.
The land containing Little Mountain was originally owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway, which created a basalt rock quarry that operated from 1890–1911. The rocks from the quarry were primarily used to build roads in the Gastown, Shaughnessy and South Vancouver, British Columbia. In the 1920s, one of the quarries was converted in a water reservoir for the city. When Queen Elizabeth Park was established in 1940, the reservoir was covered over by a parking lot.