Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park

	Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park IUCN Category Ib - Wilderness Area
	View into the valley of the Tuchodi River
location	British Columbia (Canada)
surface	6,657.09 km²
WDPA ID	167454
Geographical location	58 ° 11 ' N , 124 ° 22' W Coordinates: 58 ° 11 '29 " N , 124 ° 21' 49" W
Sea level	from 1270 m to 2942 m
Setup date	June 28, 1999
administration	BC parks
particularities	Back Country Park

The Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park is a 665,709 ha large Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The park is located on the Alaska Highway - here the British Columbia Highway 97 - in the Northern Rockies Regional District , about 125 km west of Fort Nelson . It is the third largest of the Provincial Parks in British Columbia after Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park and Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park .

Since the park is not accessible by public roads, it is also known as the Back Country Park .

investment

The park is a category Ib protected area ( wilderness area ), which takes its name from the Northern Rocky Mountains in which it is located.

The park is south of Highway 97, although it is not directly adjacent to the highway. Between the highway and the park lies the Northern Rocky Mountains Protected Area , an approximately 763 hectare reserve. To the northwest, the park is bordered by Stone Mountain Provincial Park and to the southwest by Kwadacha Wilderness Provincial Park .

history

The Provincial Park was established on June 28, 1999. When the Provincial Park was established, the area was added to the former Wokkpash Recreation Area .

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. The park is mainly assigned to the Alpine Tundra Zone , the Spruce-Willow-Birch Zone and the Boreal White and Black Spruce Zone .

activities

Since the park is a back country park , there is no developed tourist infrastructure in the park. For hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts, "wild" camping and making a fire are permitted, subject to restrictions and conditions.

Web links

Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park In: English language park website at BC Parks
Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park on the website britishcolumbia.com (English)

Individual evidence

↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Northern Rocky Mountains Park (English)
^ Origin Notes and History. Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park. GeoBC , accessed February 5, 2015 .
↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed May 19, 2016 .
^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 9.85 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed February 5, 2015 .

[1] World Database on Protected Areas - Northern Rocky Mountains Park (English)

[2] Origin Notes and History. Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park. GeoBC , accessed February 5, 2015 .

[3] Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed May 19, 2016 .

[4] Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 9.85 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed February 5, 2015 .