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{{Short description|Protected area in British Columbia, Canada}}
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'''Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area''' is a [[provincial park]] and a protected area in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].

==History and conservation==
The Park was established June 29, 2000 to protect [[Close to the Edge (cave)|Close To The Edge]], a significant [[cave]] feature: the deepest shaft (255 m) and the third-deepest cave (472 m) in Canada. The cave was discovered in 1985, but its bottom was not reached until 2001. 

The adjacent Protected Area was established on January 25, 2001, to protect the less significant caves Bluebell Resurgence Cave and Twin Falls Resurgence, and is a lower level of protection which allows future logging road access to the headwaters of Hedrick Creek.  

Both the Park and the Protected Area also protect habitat for caribou, moose, black and grizzly bears. 

==Geography==
Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area is located within the [[Dezaiko Range]] of the [[Canadian Rocky Mountains|McGregor Plateau]] approximately 160 kilometers northeast of [[Prince George, British Columbia]]. It is 702 hectares in size (414 ha Provincial Park and 288 ha Protected Area).

==Facilities==
There are no park facilities. Access is on [[logging]] roads, followed by unmaintained horse/foot trails.

==See also==
*[[Monkman Provincial Park#The Stone Corral|The Stone Corral (Monkman Provincial Park)]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{BCGNIS|54985|Close-To-The-Edge Park}}

{{Canadian Rockies}}
{{British Columbia parks}}

[[Category:Provincial parks of British Columbia]]
[[Category:Northern Interior of British Columbia]]
[[Category:Caves of Canada]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in British Columbia]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 2000]]


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