Elephant Hills Provincial Park
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Elephant Hills Provincial Park is a provincial park
in British Columbia
, Canada
protecting Elephant Hill, a prominent landmark adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway
at the cut-off for the town of Ashcroft a few miles south of the town of Cache Creek
. The park is approximately 968 hectares in area.
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...
protecting Elephant Hill, a prominent landmark adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...
at the cut-off for the town of Ashcroft a few miles south of the town of Cache Creek
Cache Creek, British Columbia
Cache Creek is a junction community northeast of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is on the Trans-Canada Highway in the province of British Columbia at its junction with northbound Highway 97...
. The park is approximately 968 hectares in area.