Monte Lake Provincial Park is a

provincial park Ischigualasto Provincial Park A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to the ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

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, located on the east side of

Monte Lake Monte Lake is a small lake in southern British Columbia, Canada, between Kamloops and Vernon. The lake is adjacent to British Columbia Highway 97 in the valley connecting Falkland to the South Thompson Country at Monte Creek where that highwa ...

and to the south of the community of

Monte Lake, British Columbia Monte Lake is an unincorporated, seasonally inhabited community located at the north end of the lake of the same name. It lies in a valley connecting the Thompson Country Thompson Country, also referred to as The Thompson and sometimes as the Th ...

which is at the north end of the lake. About five hectares in size, it protects an area of

Ponderosa pine ''Pinus ponderosa'', commonly known as the ponderosa pine, bull pine, blackjack pine, western yellow-pine, or filipinus pine is a very large pine tree species of variable habitat native to mountainous regions of western North America. It is the ...

and grasslands.BC Parks website "Monte Lake Provincial Park"
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References

Provincial parks of British Columbia Thompson Country 1956 establishments in British Columbia Protected areas established in 1956 {{British Columbia parks

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