Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park and Protected Area

Purcell Wilderness Conservancy
Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park and Protected Area
The Leaning Towers Group
LocationPurcells, Columbia Mountains
Nearest cityArgenta, British Columbia, Invermere, British Columbia
Coordinates50°09′00″N 116°32′00″W / 50.15000°N 116.53333°W / 50.15000; -116.53333
Area202,709 hectares (500,900 acres)
Established1974
Governing bodyProvince of British Coulumbia

The Purcell Wilderness Conservancy (full name Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park and Protected Area) is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 1974, and encompasses six large drainages in the Purcell Mountains in the southeast of the province. It contains high peaks, alpine meadows and ridges, deep creek and river valleys, and hot springs at Dewar Creek.