Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park

Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park
View towards the Tuchodi River Valley
Map showing the location of Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park
Location of Northern Rocky Mountains Park in BC
LocationNorthern Rockies RM, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest cityFort Nelson
Coordinates58°13′16″N 124°21′12″W / 58.22111°N 124.35333°W / 58.22111; -124.35333
Area6,657.1 km2 (2,570.3 sq mi)
EstablishedJune 1999
Governing bodyBC Parks
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Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the north-eastern part of the province, 90 km south-west from Fort Nelson and it is bordered to the north by the Alaska Highway. Access is mostly done by boat, aircraft, on horseback or by hiking.

At 6,657.1 km2, it is the largest protected area in the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area[2] and the third largest provincial park in British Columbia. The park borders Stone Mountain Provincial Park to the north-west and Kwadacha Wilderness Provincial Park to the south-west, creating a large contiguous protected area in the Muskwa Ranges of the Canadian Rockies.

  1. ^ "Protected Planet | Northern Rocky Mountains Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  2. ^ Muskwa-Kechika Protected Areas Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, Muskwa-Kechika Management Area