Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. It consists of four national parks: Jasper Kootenay Banff Yoho and three British Columbia provincial parks: Hamber Mount Assiniboine Mount Robson The parks include mountains, glaciers, hot springs and the headwaters of major North American river systems including: North Saskatchewan River Athabasca River Columbia River Fraser River The area is known for its natural beauty and biological diversity. It includes the Burgess shale site, a World Heritage Site in its own right. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.