Lake Rossignol Wilderness Area
44.2383° N, 65.0363° W
Lake Rossignol Wilderness Area, Nova Scotia. 44.2383° N, 65.0363° W
Wilderness area, 43.7 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/ns/lake-rossignol-wilderness-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.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 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).
Lake Rossignol Wilderness Area is a 43.7 km² wilderness area 4.3 km southeast of Whiteburn Mines, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 1998.
10 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Lake Rossignol (153 km²).
- Area
- 43.7 km²
- Established
- 1998
- Named lakes
- 10
Conditions today
6.6 °C
Observed at Kejimkujik (National Park), as of 7:00 a.m. ADT
Today: Sunny this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind west 20 km/h becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 near noon. High 17. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Kejimkujik (National Park) (local forecast), as of 7:01 a.m. ADT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:58 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:27 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:46 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:15 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:17 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:04 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Rossignol | 153 km² |
| 2 | Big Rocky Lake | 2.65 km² |
| 3 | Carrigan Lake | 1.21 km² |
| 4 | Bull Moose Lake | 1.13 km² |
| 5 | Maclean Lake | 1.13 km² |
| 6 | Moccasin Lake | 0.7 km² |
| 7 | Little Rocky Lake | 0.49 km² |
| 8 | Apple Tree Lake | 0.38 km² |
| 9 | Gludogan Lake | 0.35 km² |
| 10 | Barney Lake | 0.34 km² |
Official record
- Designation
- Wilderness area
- IUCN category
- Ib, Wilderness areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change