White Goat Wilderness Area
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The White Goat Wilderness Area is a
wilderness area in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta.[2] It was established in 1961 and it, as one of the three wilderness areas of Alberta, has the strictest form of government protection available in Canada. All development is forbidden and only travel by foot is permitted. Hunting and fishing are not allowed.[3] The other two wilderness areas are Ghost River Wilderness Area and Siffleur Wilderness Area and together the three areas total 249,548.80 acres (100,988.82 ha).[4]
White Goat is located near the west end and north side of Canadian Highway 11 and slightly north of the Siffleur Wilderness area. It is near the north end of
References
- ^ a b "White Goat and Siffleur Wilderness Area". Government of Alberta – Sustainable Resource Development. Retrieved 14 July 2011. with map of both areas
- ^ a b "White Goat Wilderness Area". Alberta Parks. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-59880-371-6.
- ^ "Alberta's Protected Areas". Bragg Creek. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ "White Goat Siffleur Wilderness". Bivouac. Retrieved 14 July 2011.