Summit Lake Provincial Park

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Summit Lake Provincial Park
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Summit Lake
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Location Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates 50°09′24″N117°39′17″W / 50.1567°N 117.6547°W / 50.1567; -117.6547 Coordinates: 50°09′24″N117°39′17″W / 50.1567°N 117.6547°W / 50.1567; -117.6547
Area6 ha (15 acres)
Designation Class C Provincial Park
EstablishedFebruary 4, 1964
Governing body BC Parks
Website Summit Lake Provincial Park

Summit Lake Provincial Park is a Class C provincial park located southeast of the community of Summit Lake in the Central Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. [2] [3]

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Geography

The park sits atop a small peninsula located on the western shore of Summit Lake. The lake is surrounded by the Nakusp Range of the Selkirk Mountains, which rises 500 metres above the lake.

Recreation

Park visitors can enjoy fishing for rainbow and cutthroat trout or swimming in the lake's clear, refreshing mountain water. Mountain Goats can often be viewed on rocky outcroppings and each fall a natural spectacle occurs as thousands of toads emerge from the lake and migrate to the nearby forest to hibernate for the winter. [4]

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References

  1. "Protected Planet | Summit Lake Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  2. "Summit Lake Park". BC Geographical Names .
  3. "Summit Lake (locality)". BC Geographical Names .
  4. This is an unofficial version of Government of British Columbia legal materials.