Pinecone Burke Provincial Park
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Pinecone Burke Provincial Park is a provincial park
in British Columbia
, Canada
. It extends from the southwest corner of Garibaldi Provincial Park
, west of Pitt Lake
and Pitt River
to include Burke Mountain in the City of Coquitlam
. Most of the park is unserviced wilderness with very rough trails such as the Fools Gold Trail in the Boise Valley. There is canoe access to Widgeon Slough and from there hiking trails that lead to Widgeon Lake, and a network of old logging roads, hiking and mountain biking trails on Burke Mountain.
One hundred years ago, the Canadian Robert Dollar Company of Dollarton
logged the lower slopes of Burke Mountain with a steam railway. Because of this the
peak was called Dollar Mountain by the early residents. Rail lines snaked in from Port Moody along the sidehill of Westwood slope, across the Coquitlam River on
a trestle and up to the timber on Burke Mountain. As for many years, the area was depopulated bush logging and gravel mining continued with vigour.
The highest mountain in the park is Pinecone Peak 2027 m (6650 ft).
The Park contains parts of the traditional territory of the Katzie first nation.
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...
. It extends from the southwest corner of Garibaldi Provincial Park
Garibaldi Provincial Park
Garibaldi Provincial Park, also called Garibaldi Park, is a wilderness park located in British Columbia, Canada, about 70 kilometres north of Vancouver. The park is located to the east of the Sea to Sky Highway between Squamish and Whistler and covers an area of over 1,950 square kilometres...
, west of Pitt Lake
Pitt Lake
Pitt Lake is the second-largest lake in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, being about 53.5 square kilometres in area. It is about 25 km long and about 4.5 km wide at its widest, and is also one of the world's largest tidal lakes, its confluence with the Fraser being only a few miles upstream...
and Pitt River
Pitt River
The Pitt River in British Columbia, Canada is a large tributary of the Fraser River, entering it a few miles upstream from New Westminster and about 25 km ESE of Downtown Vancouver. The river, which begins in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains, is in two sections above and below Pitt...
to include Burke Mountain in the City of Coquitlam
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Coquitlam is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Coquitlam is mainly a suburban city, and is one of the 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver. According to the 2007 Canadian Census, it is the 5th-largest city in British Columbia...
. Most of the park is unserviced wilderness with very rough trails such as the Fools Gold Trail in the Boise Valley. There is canoe access to Widgeon Slough and from there hiking trails that lead to Widgeon Lake, and a network of old logging roads, hiking and mountain biking trails on Burke Mountain.
One hundred years ago, the Canadian Robert Dollar Company of Dollarton
Dollarton
The Dollarton area is a beach, slope and suburb in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is one and one-half kilometres south of Deep Cove....
logged the lower slopes of Burke Mountain with a steam railway. Because of this the
peak was called Dollar Mountain by the early residents. Rail lines snaked in from Port Moody along the sidehill of Westwood slope, across the Coquitlam River on
a trestle and up to the timber on Burke Mountain. As for many years, the area was depopulated bush logging and gravel mining continued with vigour.
The highest mountain in the park is Pinecone Peak 2027 m (6650 ft).
The Park contains parts of the traditional territory of the Katzie first nation.