Horneline Creek Provincial Park
Horenline Creek Provincial Park | |
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Map of British Columbia | |
Location | Cassiar Land District, British Columbia, Canada |
Nearest city | Liard River, BC |
Coordinates | 59°00′04″N 127°17′09″W / 59.00111°N 127.28583°W |
Area | 298 ha. (2.98 km²) |
Established | June 28, 1999 |
Governing body | BC Parks |
Horneline Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in far northern British Columbia, Canada. It is located west of the Kechika River about 130 km south of Lower Post and 30 km north of Denetiah Provincial Park and southwest of the community of Liard River.[1]
The park protects mountain goat habitat, namely a canyon formed by Horneline Creek cutting through a , and is accessed via the Kechika River, with a 250 km boat trip from Fireside. The , an historic trail from Fort Ware to Lower Post, traverses part of the Kechika River next to the Rocky Mountain Trench.[2]
Flora and fauna[]
The steep-walled canyon formed by Horneline Creek's course through the glacial terrace has exposed a natural mineral lick, attracting 60 to 75 goats at a time. Grasslands and groups of aspen line the canyon's rim.[3]
See also[]
- List of British Columbia provincial parks
References[]
Coordinates: 59°00′00″N 127°15′00″W / 59.00000°N 127.25000°W
- IUCN Category II
- Liard Country
- Cassiar Mountains
- Provincial parks of British Columbia
- Canyons and gorges of British Columbia
- 1989 establishments in British Columbia
- Protected areas established in 1989
- British Columbia protected area stubs