Castle Wildland Provincial Park

Castle Wildland Provincial Park
Location of Castle Wildland Provincial Park in southern Alberta
Location	Alberta Canada
Nearest city	Crowsnest Pass, Pincher Creek
Coordinates	49°14′28″N 114°14′38″W / 49.241°N 114.244°W / 49.241; -114.244Coordinates: 49°14′28″N 114°14′38″W / 49.241°N 114.244°W / 49.241; -114.244
Area	79,678 ha (196,890 acres)^[1]
Established	February 16, 2017^[1]
Governing body	Alberta Parks

Castle Provincial Park is a provincial park in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located within the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 west of the Town of Pincher Creek, sharing a northern boundary with the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, a southwestern boundary with British Columbia, a southeastern boundary with Waterton Lakes National Park and a northeastern boundary with Castle Provincial Park.^[2]

The designation of Castle Wildland Provincial Park was approved on January 20, 2017 with an effective date of February 16, 2017.^[1] The designation involved the protection of 79,678 ha (196,890 acres) of land.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 "O.C. 23/2017". Government of Alberta. January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ "Castle – Provincial Park and Wildland". Alberta Parks. January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

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