Kootenay National Park
national park of Canada located in British Columbia
Kootenay National Park is a national park in southeastern British Columbia. The park has an area of 1,406 km2 (543 sq mi) in the Canadian Rockies. Some of the Kootenay River and all of the Vermilion River are in the park. The park is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site.[1]
| Kootenay National Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
 Vermilion River | |
_location_map.svg)  Location of Kootenay National Park | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 50°52′59″N 116°02′57″W / 50.88306°N 116.04917°W |
| Area | 1,406 km2 (543 sq mi) |
| Established | 1920 |
| Governing body | Parks Canada |
| World Heritage site | 304 |
| Website | Official website |
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View to the southeast from the viewpoint near Sinclair Pass -
Paint Pots -
Kootenay River valley -
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Bighorn sheep -
Lilium philadelphicum
Wild lily at Dog Lake Trail -
BC Highway 93 leading into the park through Sinclair Canyon -
Olive Lake -
Floe Peak and Foster Peak as seen from the Rockwall Trail -
Helmet falls as seen from the Rockwall Trail
References change
- ↑ "Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 August 2020.