Elk Lakes Provincial Park

	Elk Lakes Provincial Park IUCN Category II - National Park
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location	British Columbia (Canada)
surface	172.45 km²
WDPA ID	18491
Geographical location	50 ° 28 ′ N , 115 ° 5 ′ W Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′ 0 " N , 115 ° 5 ′ 0" W
Setup date	May 18, 1973
administration	BC parks

The Elk Lakes Provincial Park is approximately 17,245 hectares large Provincial Park in the southeast of the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is located about 104 kilometers north of Sparwood on the continental divide , in the Regional District of East Kootenay in the Canadian Rockies .

investment

The park is a category II protected area ( national park ).

history

The park was established in 1973. Over time, both its size and its protection status have changed. When it was founded, it had a size of about 13,000 ac , which corresponds to around 5261 hectares. Its borders were last changed in 1995 and it grew to 17,245 ha.

Flora and fauna

British Columbia's ecosystem is divided into different biogeoclimatic zones using the Biogeoclimatic Ecological Classification (BEC) Zoning System . Biogeoclimatic zones are characterized by a fundamentally identical or very similar climate and the same or very similar biological and geological conditions. This results in a very similar population of plants and animals in the respective zones. Within this system, the park is assigned to the adjacent Height of the Rockies Provincial Park , the Spruce Subalpine Fir Zone as well as the Alpine Tundra Zone and the Montane Spruce Zone .

activities

The park is particularly used by hikers and mountaineers. It is popular with hikers because it is on the Trans Canada Trail .

Neighboring parks

The closest Provincial Park in British Columbia is the Height of the Rockies Provincial Park, immediately adjacent to the west. To the north, the park borders the province of Alberta . This is where the Peter Lougheed Provincial Park immediately follows .

Web links

Elk Lakes Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Elk Lakes Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
Information to the park on britishcolumbia.com (Engl.)

Individual evidence

↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Elk Lake Park (English)
↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed January 3, 2018 .
↑ Management Plan - Role of the Protected Area. (PDF; 564.31 kB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , February 1999, accessed on January 3, 2018 (English).
^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 10.31 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed on January 3, 2018 .

[1] World Database on Protected Areas - Elk Lake Park (English)

[2] Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed January 3, 2018 .

[3] Management Plan - Role of the Protected Area. (PDF; 564.31 kB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , February 1999, accessed on January 3, 2018 (English).

[4] Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 10.31 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed on January 3, 2018 .