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Raven Head Wilderness Area

45.5028° N, 64.7622° W

Raven Head Wilderness Area, Nova Scotia. 45.5028° N, 64.7622° W

Wilderness area, 56.6 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/ns/raven-head-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.
  • 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.
  • 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).

Raven Head Wilderness Area is a 56.6 km² wilderness area beside Sand River, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 2012.

Area
56.6 km²
Established
2012

Conditions today

8 °C

Wind W 2 km/h

Observed at Fundy (National Park), as of 4:00 a.m. ADT

Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Clearing overnight. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming southwest 20 early this evening then becoming west 20 overnight. Low 6.

Weather: Fundy (National Park) (local forecast), as of 4:03 a.m. ADT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:57 a.m.
Sunrise
7:27 a.m.
Sunset
6:44 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:13 p.m.
Moonrise
6:16 a.m.
Moonset
6:01 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Kentville, as of 3:00 a.m. ADT

In the park

Rivers

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

Official record

Designation
Wilderness area
IUCN category
IV, Habitat/species management areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change