Height of the Rockies Provincial Park
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Height of the Rockies Provincial Park
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 542.08 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 67060 | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 29 ′ N , 115 ° 13 ′ W | |
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| Sea level | from 1300 m to 3400 m | |
| Setup date | July 13, 1995 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
| particularities | Wilderness Area | |
The Height of the Rockies Provincial Park is approximately 54,208 hectares large Provincial Park in the southeast of the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is west of Invermere and north-northeast of Elkford on the continental divide , in the Regional District of East Kootenay . The park can only be reached on lumberjack roads.
The park is excluded from any commercial use through mining, timber industry and the like.
investment
The park borders in the west on the continental watershed, which is also the border with the province of Alberta . Across the border are Banff National Park and Peter Lougheed Provincial Park . To the southwest and still in British Columbia lies the Elk Lakes Provincial Park . In the park there are seven mountain passes and 26 mountains with a height of more than 3400 m . Mount Joffre , located on the east side of the park, is the highest point in the park at 3433 m . The lowest point of the park is the valley of the Palliser River at an altitude of about 1300 m .
The park is a Category Ib ( Wilderness Area ) protected area .
history
The park's area was first protected in 1987 before being converted to a provincial park in 1995. Over time, both its size and its protection status have changed. It has had its current size since it was founded as a Provincial Park.
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 Elk Lakes Provincial Park , the Spruce Subalpine Fir Zone as well as the Alpine Tundra Zone and the Montane Spruce Zone .
activities
Since the park can only be reached on lumberjack roads and the use of motorized vehicles is prohibited in it, it is mainly used by hikers and mountaineers.
Web links
- Height of the Rockies Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Height of the Rockies Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
- Information to the park on britishcolumbia.com (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mount Joffre in the Internet version of the English-language Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Height of the Rockies Park (English)
- ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed January 5, 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 5, 2018 (English).
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 10.31 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed January 5, 2018 .