Mount Maxwell Ecological Reserve
48.8112° N, 123.541° W
Mount Maxwell Ecological Reserve, British Columbia. 48.8112° N, 123.541° W
Ecological reserve, 4.18 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/mount-maxwell-ecological-reserve/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- BC Parks protected areas, BC Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
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- 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).
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Mount Maxwell Ecological Reserve is a 4.18 km² ecological reserve 3.3 km southeast of Maple Bay, in British Columbia. It was established in 1972.
1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Lake Maxwell (0.27 km²).
- Area
- 4.18 km²
- Established
- 1972
- Named lakes
- 1
Conditions today
15.9 °C
Observed at Duncan, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness this evening then rain beginning overnight. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 except gusting to 60 near the Strait of Georgia overnight. Low 11.
Weather: Duncan (local forecast), as of 12:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:54 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:25 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:36 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:07 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:25 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:56 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Duncan, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Maxwell | 0.27 km² |
Official record
- Designation
- Ecological reserve
- Park class
- Class N
- IUCN category
- Ia, Strict nature reserveInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Government of British Columbia
- Official website
- bcparks.ca
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