Matthews Crossing Natural Area
53.6526° N, 114.9165° W
Matthews Crossing Natural Area, Alberta. 53.6526° N, 114.9165° W
Natural area, 3.11 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/ab/matthews-crossing-natural-area/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Matthews Crossing Natural Area is a 3.11 km² natural area 6.7 km northeast of Entwistle, in Alberta. It was established in 1971.
- Area
- 3.11 km²
- Established
- 1971
Conditions today
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:21 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:56 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:56 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:31 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:52 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:15 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Drayton Valley, as of 6:00 a.m. MDT
Official record
- Designation
- Natural area
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Lands Operations Division, Alberta Forestry and Parks