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Bluerock Mountain
| Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park | |
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 Bighorn Lookout | |
  Location of Bluerock WPP  Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park (Canada)  Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park (Kananaskis Improvement District) | |
| Location | Kananaskis, Alberta |
| Nearest town | Turner Valley, Alberta[2] |
| Coordinates | 50°38′33″N 114°39′16″W / 50.6424077951°N 114.654331872°W |
| Area | 12,719.59 ha (49.1106 sq mi)[3] |
| Established | 24 July 2001[4] |
| Governing body | Alberta Forestry, Parks and Tourism |
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Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park is a wildland provincial park located in Kananaskis Improvement District, Alberta, Canada. It was established on 24 July 2001[4] and has an area of 12,719.59 hectares (31,430.79 acres; 49.11 sq mi).[3] The park was named for the Bluerock Creek that flows through and forms part of the western boundary of the park and Bluerock Mountain which is the creek's source.[3] The park is included in the South Saskatchewan Region land use framework and administered by the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan.[5][6] Sheep River Provincial Park and Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park are managed under the same Management Plan.[7]: 5
Source of the names of Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park
- ^ UNEP-WCMC (2001). "Protected Area Profile for Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park from the World Database on Protected Areas". ProtectedPlanet.net. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Sheep River and Bluerock Map (PDF) (Map). Alberta Government. 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Plan Showing Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park (PDF) (Map). Alberta Parks. 11 May 2000. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ a b "O.C. 307/2001". Orders in Council. Alberta King's Printer. 24 July 2001. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Information & Facilities - Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park". Alberta Parks. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ South Saskatchewan Regional Plan 2014-2024 (PDF) (Second Amendment ed.). Alberta Government. 31 May 2018. pp. 72, 169, 198. ISBN 978-1-4601-3941-7. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Sheep River Provincial Park and Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park Management Plan (PDF). Canmore, Alberta: Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. July 2008. ISBN 978-0-7785-7415-6. Retrieved 16 January 2023.