What is Kootenay National Park?
{{Infobox protected area | name = Kootenay National Park | iucn_category = II | photo=Kootenay National Park Kootenay River.JPG | photo_caption=Vermilion River | map = British Columbia geo | map_caption = Location of ''Kootenay'' National Park | location = [[British Columbia]], Canada | nearest_city = | coordinates = {{coord|50|52|59|N|116|02|57|W|region:CA-BC|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | area_km2 = 1406 | established = 1920 | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = [[Parks Canada]] | website = {{Official website|url=https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/bc/kootenay}} | world_heritage_site = [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/304 304] }} '''Kootenay National Park''' is a [[national park]] in southeastern [[British Columbia]]. The park has an area of {{convert|1406|sqkm|abbr=on}} in the [[Canadian Rockies]]. Some of the [[Kootenay River]] and all of the [[Vermilion River (British Columbia)|Vermilion River]] are in the park. The park is part of the [[Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/304 |website=UNESCO |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Kootenay National Park.jpg|View to the southeast from the viewpoint near [[Sinclair Pass]] Image:Kootenay Paint Pots.jpg|Paint Pots Image:Kootenay valley.JPG|[[Kootenay River]] valley Image:Canada Sheep - Kootenay.JPG|[[Bighorn sheep]] Image:Bighorn Sheep Resting on Forest Floor.jpg|Bighorn sheep Image:Wild Lily Blooming along Dog Lake Trail at Kootenay National Park.jpg|''Lilium philadelphicum''<br />Wild lily at Dog Lake Trail Image:Kootenay NP Entry.JPG|[[British Columbia Highway 93|BC Highway 93]] leading into the park through Sinclair Canyon Image:Olive Lake - National Park Kootenay.JPG|Olive Lake Image:FlowLake2017b.jpg|[[Floe Peak]] and [[Foster Peak]] as seen from the Rockwall Trail Image:HelmetFalls.jpg|Helmet falls as seen from the Rockwall Trail </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}} {{National parks of Canada}} [[Categor