Mount Robson Protected Area

52.9036° N, 118.9046° W

Mount Robson Protected Area is a 2,250 km² provincial park 5.6 km southeast of Tête Jaune Cache, in British Columbia. It was established in 1913.

12 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Moose Lake (14 km²).

Area
2,250 km²
Established
1913
Named lakes
12

Conditions today

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT · issued 2:43 p.m. PDT Thursday
The first accumulating snow of the season is expected late this week, which may affect holiday travel.

Rain will continue to spread across northern Alberta today. Precipitation will change to snow on Friday in west-central regions, and for much of the province by Saturday. 

Many areas of Alberta are expected to see accumulating snow on Saturday, possibly including the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. The highest snowfall amounts are expected in western parts of the province, including Grande Cache, Hinton, Nordegg and Rocky Mountain House where snow totals of 10 to 25 cm are currently forecast. Snow amounts for other areas of the province remain uncertain.

Snow will taper off from north to south on Sunday. 

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #ABStorm.

Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 6:43 a.m. PDT

8.8 °C

Wind SSW 2 km/h

Observed at Jasper, as of 1:00 a.m. PDT

Tonight: Rain. Snow level lowering to 2100 metres overnight. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Low 7.

Weather: Jasper (local forecast), as of 1:01 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:36 a.m.
Sunrise
7:11 a.m.
Sunset
6:13 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:47 p.m.
Moonrise
6:08 a.m.
Moonset
5:32 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

RankFeatureArea
1Moose Lake14 km²
2Berg Lake1.94 km²
3Yellowhead Lake1.81 km²
4Beacon Lake0.79 km²
5Kinney Lake0.7 km²
6Witney Lake0.58 km²
7Moat Lake0.3 km²
8Icefall Lake0.29 km²
9Jade Lake0.26 km²
10Adolphus Lake0.18 km²
11Hargreaves Lake0.17 km²
12Lazuli Lake0.12 km²

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Park class
Class N
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Government of British Columbia
Official website
bcparks.ca