Elephant Hill Provincial Park

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Elephant Hill Provincial Park
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Location Kamloops Division Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city Ashcroft, BC
Coordinates 50°46′00″N121°17′18″W / 50.76667°N 121.28833°W / 50.76667; -121.28833
Area968 ha (9.68 km²)
Established April 30, 1996
Governing body BC Parks
Elephant Hill Provincial Park

Elephant Hill Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, protecting Elephant Hill, a prominent landmark adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway at the cut-off for the town of Ashcroft, a few miles south of the town of Cache Creek. The park is approximately 968 hectares in area. 50°46′00″N121°18′00″W / 50.76667°N 121.30000°W / 50.76667; -121.30000

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