Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Canada ·
Description
The Canadian Rockies are postcards from a younger planet. Lake Louise reflects glaciers in waters so turquoise they seem artificial. Moraine Lake competes with its intense cobalt blue. Grizzlies fish salmon, moose cross roads and Cathedral and Assiniboine mountains pierce clouds like earth's teeth. Here nature remains wild.
Why It's a World Heritage Site
The Rocky Mountain parks contain spectacular peaks, turquoise lakes and extensive glaciers. Burgess Shale fossils revolutionized understanding of evolution. Wildlife includes bears, wolves, moose and mountain goats.
UNESCO Criteria
Frequently Asked Questions
For combining exceptional mountain landscapes with fossils that revolutionized understanding of evolution.
It was inscribed in 1984, extended in 1990, under criteria (vii) and (viii).
Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho, plus three provincial parks.
June-September for hiking; December-March for skiing.
Glacial 'flour' in suspension reflects the sun's blue light.