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Site Name: White Goat Site Type: Wilderness Area Status: Order-in-council (OC) Subtype: PASite ID (Map Ref #): 1103 O.C. No. (Land Ref. Manual): NA Site # (Parks Website): 397 Reserved Area: 0.00 ha. (0.00 ac.) Designated Area: 44457.14 ha. (109853.59 ac.) Total Area: 44457.14 ha. (109853.59 ac.) Additional Protected Areas: none Lat/Long Co-ordinates: none; 52 13.96 N, 116 51.18 W Natural Region: Rocky Mountain Natural Subregion(s): Alpine; Subalpine; Montane IUCN Classification: IB Operated By: Parks Division Info Phone: 403-845-8349 Steward(s) Aug2002: Steward(s) Aug2003: Steward(s) Dec2011: no Petroleum & Natural Gas Surface Access Aug2002: Day Use Site(s): none Recreation Activities: Hiking and random backcountry camping; no developed facilities; open fires are prohibited; hunting & fishing are prohibited; all litter & refuse must be packed out; human waste should be buried at least 60 metres away from any water source. Access: Access is from the east at junction of Hwy. 11 & Cline River; from southwest along Norman Creek off Hwy. 93; from north from Nigel Creek trailhead near Sunwapta Pass on Hwy. 93. Most routes are old pack trails and are not maintained. Use topograhic maps - NTS 1:50,000 scale 83C/1- Whiterabbit Creek, 83C/2-Cline River, 83C/3-Columbia Icefield, 83C/6-Sunwapta Peak, 83C/7-Job Creek. Inform family or friends of your intended route and expected return time. Horses and mountain bikes are not permitted. Travel is by foot only (Alberta Parks web site, 2012). Notes: The White Goat Wilderness Area (established in 1961) contains spectacular peaks (to 3312 m) with permanent snowfields and small glaciers. Above 2100 metres, vegetation consists of grasses, sedges and wildflowers; below 2100 metres are forests of Engelmann and white spruce, fir and lodgepole pine. Flowering season begins at lower elevations in June and finishes in the high alpine meadows in mid-July. Wildlife includes bighorn sheep, mountain goats, woodland caribou, elk, mountain lions, wolves and grizzly and black bear (Alberta Parks web site, 2012).

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Page 1: White Goat - SAPAAsapaastewards.com/PAInfo/WildernessAreas/White Goat WA... · 2014-10-30 · Travel is by foot only (Alberta Parks web site, 2012). Notes: The White Goat Wilderness

Site Name: White Goat

Site Type: Wilderness Area

Status: Order-in-council (OC)

Subtype:

PASite ID (Map Ref #): 1103

O.C. No. (Land Ref. Manual): NA

Site # (Parks Website): 397

Reserved Area: 0.00 ha. (0.00 ac.)

Designated Area: 44457.14 ha. (109853.59 ac.)

Total Area: 44457.14 ha. (109853.59 ac.)

Additional Protected Areas: none

Lat/Long Co-ordinates: none; 52 13.96 N, 116 51.18 W

Natural Region: Rocky Mountain

Natural Subregion(s): Alpine; Subalpine; Montane

IUCN Classification: IB

Operated By: Parks Division

Info Phone: 403-845-8349

Steward(s) Aug2002:

Steward(s) Aug2003:

Steward(s) Dec2011: no

Petroleum & Natural Gas Surface Access Aug2002:

Day Use Site(s): none

Recreation Activities: Hiking and random backcountry camping; no developed facilities; open fires are prohibited; hunting & fishing are prohibited; all litter & refuse must be packed out; human waste should be buried at least 60 metres away from any water source.

Access: Access is from the east at junction of Hwy. 11 & Cline River; from southwest along Norman Creek off Hwy. 93; from north from Nigel Creek trailhead near Sunwapta Pass on Hwy. 93. Most routes are old pack trails and are not maintained. Use topograhic maps - NTS 1:50,000 scale 83C/1-Whiterabbit Creek, 83C/2-Cline River, 83C/3-Columbia Icefield, 83C/6-Sunwapta Peak, 83C/7-Job Creek. Inform family or friends of your intended route and expected return time. Horses and mountain bikes are not permitted. Travel is by foot only (Alberta Parks web site, 2012).

Notes: The White Goat Wilderness Area (established in 1961) contains spectacular peaks (to 3312 m) with permanent snowfields and small glaciers. Above 2100 metres, vegetation consists of grasses, sedges and wildflowers; below 2100 metres are forests of Engelmann and white spruce, fir and lodgepole pine. Flowering season begins at lower elevations in June and finishes in the high alpine meadows in mid-July. Wildlife includes bighorn sheep, mountain goats, woodland caribou, elk, mountain lions, wolves and grizzly and black bear (Alberta Parks web site, 2012).