Observatory Hill, also known as Little Saanich Mountain, is a hill with a summit elevation of 224 meters located in

Saanich, British Columbia Saanich ( ) is a district municipality on the southern end of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, within the Greater Victoria area. The population was 117,735 at the 2021 census, making it the most populous municipality in the Cap ...

, Canada, in the Coast Douglas Fir zone. Its bedrock is quartz-feldspar gneiss of the Colquitz Formation. Observatory Hill is the site of the

Dominion Astrophysical Observatory The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, located on Observatory Hill (Saanich), Observatory Hill, in Saanich, British Columbia, was completed in 1918 by the Canadian Government, Canadian government. The Dominion architect responsible for the bui ...

, completed in 1918 by the Canadian government.

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