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The Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Park embraces six large drainages flowing east to the Columbia River system and three flowing west to Kootenay Lake. All o... (via site)

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Fingerboard Ridge (2,636 m)Summits & peaks0 km · ~1 min walkDirections ↗
Lavina Fire LookoutAttractions2.7 km · ~16 min driveDirections ↗
Archduke Mountain (3,123 m)
Archduke Mountain (3,123 m)Summits & peaks

Archduke Mountain is a 3,135-metre (10,285-foot) mountain summit located in the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated 43 km (27 mi) north of Kaslo, on the northern boundary of Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park and Protected Area. The nearest peak is Emperor Peak, 1 km (0.62 mi) to the west. These two peaks make up the double summit of the Archduke-Emperor massi

23.9 km · ~137 min driveDirections ↗
Emperor Peak (3,084 m)Summits & peaks

Emperor Peak is a 3,127-metre (10,259-foot) mountain summit located in the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated 43 km (27 mi) north of Kaslo, on the northern boundary of Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park and Protected Area. The nearest higher peak is Archduke Mountain, one km (0.62 mi) to the east. These two peaks make up the double summit of the Archduke-Empe

23.9 km · ~137 min driveDirections ↗
Macbeth Icefield Recreation SiteParks & play40.3 km · ~236 min driveDirections ↗
Horseshoe Glacier Recreation SiteParks & play42.8 km · ~251 min driveDirections ↗
Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park
Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial ParkParks & play

The Purcell Wilderness Conservancy is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 1974, and encompasses six large drainages in the Purcell Mountains in the southeast of the province. It contains high peaks, alpine meadows and ridges, deep creek and river valleys, and hot springs at Dewar Creek.

479 km · ~557 min driveDirections ↗

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