Summit Lake Provincial Park

	Summit Lake Provincial Park IUCN Category II - National Park
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location	British Columbia (Canada)
surface	60 ha
WDPA ID	65430
Geographical location	50 ° 9 ' N , 117 ° 39' W Coordinates: 50 ° 9 '24 " N , 117 ° 39' 17" W.
Setup date	Feb. 4, 1964
administration	BC parks

The Summit Lake Provincial Park is a 6-hectare Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The park is located between the settlements of Nakusp and New Denver on Highway 6 in the Selkirk Mountains . The park is located in the Regional District of Central Kootenay .

investment

The small park is located north of Highway 6 on a small peninsula that protrudes into the eponymous Summit Lake .
The park is an IUCN Category II ( National Park ) protected area .

history

The park was established in 1964 and is named after a lake in the park. As with almost all provincial parks in British Columbia, it is also true that - long before the area was settled by immigrants or became part of a park - it is a hunting and fishing area of various First Nations tribes , here the Ktunaxa , the Okanagan and the Secwepemc , was.

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 area is assigned to the Moist Warm Subzone of the Interior Cedar - Hemlock Zone .

activities

The park is a popular destination for anglers and other outdoor sports enthusiasts in the region.

The park has 35 parking spaces (some of which can be reserved) for mobile homes and tents, but only has basic sanitary facilities.

Neighboring parks

The closest Provincial Park along Highway 6, heading east, is Rosebery Provincial Park . To the west is McDonald Creek Provincial Park .

Web links

Summit Lake Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Summit Lake Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks

Individual evidence

↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Summit Lake Park (English)
↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed May 19, 2016 .
^ Summit Lake Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan. (PDF; 242.45 KB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , February 2003, accessed June 15, 2015 .
^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 10.31 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed on June 15, 2015 .

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

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

[3] Summit Lake Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan. (PDF; 242.45 KB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , February 2003, accessed June 15, 2015 .

[4] Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 10.31 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed on June 15, 2015 .