Height of the Rockies Provincial Park

Height of the Rockies Provincial Park is a vast protected wilderness in southeastern British Columbia, spanning 54,170 hectares along the Continental Divide and linking ecologically with neighboring parks in Alberta. Reached only by foot or horseback, it preserves an alpine landscape of valleys, lakes, rivers, mountain passes, and 26 peaks above 3,000 metres, including Mount Joffre. The area is a crucial wildlife refuge for grizzly bears, elk, mountain goats, wolves, and other species, and its waters support cutthroat trout. Long used by the Kootenai and later explorers, it gained permanent protection through sustained conservation efforts, becoming a Forest Wilderness Area in 1987 and a Class A Provincial Park in 1995.

British Columbia · Canada