Yalakom Provincial Park
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Yalakom Provincial Park
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 89.41 km² | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 4 ' N , 122 ° 30' W | |
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| Setup date | May 19, 2010 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
| particularities | Back Country Park | |
The yalakom provincial park is a 8,941-hectare Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The park is about 60 kilometers northwest of Lillooet , but already in the Cariboo Regional District .
This provincial park is a so-called back country park . These usually have no direct connection to a real road and can only be reached via gravel roads or not at all on roads.
investment
The park is part of the Chilcotin Range in the Camelsfoot Range on the edge of the Interior Plateau . It includes the still very original area around the eponymous Yalakom River and the Nine Mile Ridge.
history
The park was only established in 2010 and is one of the youngest provincial parks in British Columbia.
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. Since the park is more in the alpine zone ( Alpine Tundra Zone ), only the typical trees are there. Common representatives are the rock mountain fir , mountain hemlock , Engelmann spruce , white spruce and the white-stemmed pine .
Since the area is only very sparsely populated, black bears and a subspecies of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis sierrae) and grizzly bears can be found here, along with other more widespread animals . Birds can be found here: ptarmigan and golden eagle , but also black-rosy finch, Leucosticte atrata (a rare subspecies of the snow bullet ).
activities
The park offers hikers, mountaineers and other outdoor sports enthusiasts a variety of options.
The park does not yet include any permanent camping areas.
Web links
- Yalakom Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Yalakom Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 on February 27, 2013 .