Jasper National Park

Jasper National Park
IUCN category II (national park)[1]
Athabasca Glacier in Jasper National Park
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Location	Alberta, Canada
Nearest town	Jasper
Coordinates	52°48′N 117°54′W / 52.8°N 117.9°W / 52.8; -117.9
Area	10,878 km2 (4,200 sq mi)
Established	14 September 1907
Visitors	2,415,463 (in 2022–23[2])
Governing body	Parks Canada
Website	parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/jasper
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Criteria	Natural: (vii), (viii)
Reference	304
Inscription	1984 (8th Session)

Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada, is the largest national park within Alberta's Rocky Mountains, spanning 11,000 km² (4,200 sq mi). It was established as Jasper Forest Park in 1907, renamed as a national park in 1930, and declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1984. Its location is north of Banff National Park and west of Edmonton. The park contains the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, springs, lakes, waterfalls and mountains.