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Q'Altanaas/Aaltanhash Conservancy

53.1987° N, 128.5023° W

Q'Altanaas/Aaltanhash Conservancy, British Columbia. 53.1987° N, 128.5023° W

Conservancy, 188 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/bc/q-altanaas-aaltanhash-conservancy/, 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.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources 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.

Q'Altanaas/Aaltanhash Conservancy is a 188 km² conservancy 45 km southeast of Hartley Bay, in British Columbia. It was established in 2006.

2 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Head Lake (0.64 km²).

Area
188 km²
Established
2006
Named lakes
2

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
7:15 a.m.
Sunrise
7:50 a.m.
Sunset
6:51 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:25 p.m.
Moonrise
6:49 a.m.
Moonset
6:11 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

FeatureArea
1Head Lake0.64 km²
2Dome Lake0.46 km²

Rivers

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

Things to do

Activities

  • Canoeing
  • Fishing
  • Hunting
  • Pets on leash
  • Scuba diving
  • Swimming
  • Wildlife viewing

Camping

  • Wilderness camping
  • Winter camping

Facilities

  • Campfires

As listed by the park’s official page.

Official record

Designation
Conservancy
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