Waterton Lakes National Park

Waterton Lakes National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Waterton Lakes National Park Location
Location	Alberta, Canada
Nearest city	Pincher Creek
Coordinates	49°02′45″N 113°54′55″W / 49.04583, -113.91528
Area	505 km²
Established	1895 (national park) 1979 (biosphere reserve) 1995 (world heritage site)
Visitors	367,500 (in 2004)
Governing body	Parks Canada
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Waterton Lakes National Park is a national park located in the southwest corner of Alberta, Canada, and borders Glacier National Park in Montana, USA. A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Pincher Creek is a Town in the southwest of Alberta, Canada. It is located immediately east of the A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution A biosphere reserve is an international Conservation designation given by UNESCO under its Programme on A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Parks Canada (French Parcs Canada) is a Government of Canada agency that is mandated to protect and present nationally significant examples of Canada's A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Glacier National Park is located in the US state of Montana, bordering the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Waterton was Canada's fourth national park, formed in 1895 and named after Waterton Lake. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Waterton Lake is a mountain Lake in southern Alberta, Canada and northern Montana, USA. The park contains 505 km² (203 mi²) of rugged mountains and wilderness. A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak

Operated by Parks Canada, Waterton is open all year, but the main tourist season is during July and August. Parks Canada (French Parcs Canada) is a Government of Canada agency that is mandated to protect and present nationally significant examples of Canada's The only commercial facilities available within the park are located at the Waterton Park townsite. The park ranges in elevation from 1,290 metres (4,230ft) at the townsite to 2,920 m (9,580 ft) at Mount Blakiston. It offers many scenic trails, including Crypt Lake trail. One of the premium hiking trails in the Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, the 8-hour-return Crypt Lake trail is accessed by a dedicated ferry In 2004, Waterton Lakes National Park had 367,500 visitors. ^[1]

1 History
- 1.1 Biosphere Reserve
- 1.2 World Heritage Site
2 Photo gallery
3 References
4 External links

History

In 1932, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park was formed from Waterton and Glacier. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is the name of the union of the Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada and the Glacier National It was dedicated to world peace by Sir Charles Arthur Mander on behalf of Rotary International. Sir Charles Arthur Mander 2nd Baronet JP, DL, TD ( 25 June 1884 – 25 January 1951) was a public servant philanthropist Rotary International is an organization of Service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world This park symbolizes the bonds of peace and friendship between the people of the United States and Canada, and a border crossing is open in the park during the summer. Although the park has a lot of diversity for its size, the main highlight is the Waterton lakes—the deepest in the Canadian Rockies—overlooked by the historic Prince of Wales Hotel. The Prince of Wales Hotel is located in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada, overlooking Upper Waterton Lake near the Canada-United States

Biosphere Reserve

In 1979, Waterton was also designated a World Biosphere reserve, preserving mountains, highlands, lakes and freshwater wetlands ecosystems. A biosphere reserve is an international Conservation designation given by UNESCO under its Programme on An ecosystem is a natural unit consisting of all plants animals and micro-organisms( Biotic factors in an area functioning together with all of the non-living physical ( Habitats represented in the park range include: prairie grasslands, aspen grove forests, alpine tundra/high meadows, Arctic-alpine communities above the tree line, lower subalpine forests, deciduous and coniferous forests. ^[2]

World Heritage Site

The park is part of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, designated as World Heritage Site in 1995 for its scenery and wealth of plant and animal species. The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is the name of the union of the Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada and the Glacier National A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex ^[3]

Photo gallery

Cameron Lake	Moose at Cameron Lake	View from top of Summit Trail	Summit Lake
Panorama taken from Prince of Wales hotel looking south	49th parallel at Waterton Lake	The Prince of Wales Hotel at Waterton Lakes National Park	Cameron Falls