Edge Hills Provincial Park
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Edge Hills Provincial Park is a provincial park
in British Columbia
, Canada
, located west of the town of Clinton
. The Edge Hills flank the wall of the Fraser Canyon
north of Moran Canyon
and form a small fore-range between the river and the higher Marble Range
just east. Access to the Edge Hills is via the Jesmond Road, which cuts north off the Pavilion Mountain Road at Kelly Lake
. A spur road from the Jesmond Road west to an overlook at atop the Edge Hills, known as Cougar Point.
Provincial park
A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located west of the town of Clinton
Clinton, British Columbia
Clinton is a village in British Columbia, Canada, located approximately 40 km northwest of Cache Creek and 30 km south of 70 Mile House.It is considered by some to straddle the southern edge of the Cariboo country of British Columbia, although others consider Ashcroft-Cache Creek, Lillooet, Savona,...
. The Edge Hills flank the wall of the Fraser Canyon
Fraser Canyon
The Fraser Canyon is an 84 km landform of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley...
north of Moran Canyon
Moran, British Columbia
Moran is a railway point on the BC Rail line north of Pavilion, British Columbia. The location, which is high on the side of the stretch of the Fraser Canyon known as Moran Canyon, is notable as the site of the proposed Moran Dam, and due to the steep, sandy embankment and railway grade saw a...
and form a small fore-range between the river and the higher Marble Range
Marble Range
The Marble Range is a small mountain range adjoining the Fraser River on the southwestern edge of the Cariboo Plateau of British Columbia. It has an area of 1,250 square kilometres and about 65 km NNW to SSE and about 20 km wide...
just east. Access to the Edge Hills is via the Jesmond Road, which cuts north off the Pavilion Mountain Road at Kelly Lake
Kelly Lake
Kelly Lake may refer to:*Kelly Lake, a lake in Carver County, Minnesota*Kelly Lake, a lake in Rice County, Minnesota*Kelly Lake, a lake in Wellington, Nova Scotia*Kelly Lake, a lake in Oconto County, Wisconsin...
. A spur road from the Jesmond Road west to an overlook at atop the Edge Hills, known as Cougar Point.
See also
- Marble Range Provincial ParkMarble Range Provincial ParkMarble Range Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located west of 100 Mile House and Clinton at the southwest edge of the Cariboo Plateau along the eastern edge of the Fraser Canyon south from Big Bar-Kostering and near Jesmond....
- Kostering, British Columbia
- Jesmond, British Columbia
- Big Bar, British Columbia