Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park

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Coordinates: 54°33′N 114°14′W / 54.550°N 114.233°W / 54.550; -114.233
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Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park
Alberta Forestry, Parks and Tourism

Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park is a

wildland provincial park in central Alberta, Canada. The park was established on 4 October 2000 and has an area of 9,665.46 hectares (23,883.87 acres; 37.32 sq mi).[3] The park is included in the Upper Athabasca Region Land Use Framework.[4]

Location

The park is located mostly in

seismic access lines.[5][6]
: 5, 7 

Ecology

The park protects a sample of the

World Wildlife Fund), the park is in the Mid-Canada Boreal Plains Forests ecoregion of the Mid-Canada Boreal Plains & Foothill Forests bioregion.[9]

Geography

The park is largely flat except for the valleys where it meets the two rivers. The elevation of the plateau is approximately 620 metres (2,030 ft) on the east to 635 metres (2,083 ft) on the west. The elevation drops to 600 metres (2,000 ft) at the Pembina River and to 580 metres (1,900 ft) at the Athabasca.[5] There are several small lakes on the east side of the park: Lakes Beyette, Birston, Reid, Crane, Emslie, Hubert, King, Nelson, Norman, Samual and Ward.[9]: 6 

Climate

The Köppen climate classification of the park is Continental, Subarctic (Dfc) characterized by long, cold winters, and short, warm to cool summers.[10] Using the data from a nearby weather station (Duck Lake AGCM), average daily temperatures exceed 10 °C (50 °F) only for June, July, and August while average daily temperatures are less than 0 °C (32 °F) for November through March. The long-run average precipitation on the plateaus for the wettest months, June and July, is 90 to 100 millimetres (3.5 to 3.9 in) per month; conversely, it is less than 40 millimetres (1.6 in) per month from September through April.[11]

Natural history themes

During the

Caribou Herd and is some of the least disturbed of the caribou range.[9]
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Activities

The park has a significant trail system allowing

snowmobiling in winter but only on existing trails; off-trail use is prohibited.[5][4] There are backcountry campgrounds on the western side of the park. Wildlife viewing and backcountry hiking are allowed.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ UNEP-WCMC (2000). "Protected Area Profile for Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park from the World Database on Protected Areas". ProtectedPlanet.net. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Plan Showing Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park" (PDF). Alberta Parks. 26 May 2000.
  3. ^ a b "O.C. 380/00". Orders in Council. Alberta King's Printer. 4 October 2000.
  4. ^ a b c d "Information & Facilities - Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park". Alberta Parks. 10 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park (PDF) (Map). 1:22,000. Government of Alberta. 10 February 2017.
  6. ^ Trail Plan for Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park, Northeast Region (PDF). Alberta Parks. October 2017.
  7. Environment Canada
    . 1995.
  8. ISBN 978-0-660-24501-0
    . Catalogue no. 12-607-X.
  9. ^ a b c "Alberta-British Columbia Foothills Forests". OneEarth.org.
  10. ^ "Climate Zones of North America". CEC.org. Commission for Environmental Cooperation. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Climate Normals for Alberta: (Duck Lake AGCM)". Government of Alberta. 2020.

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