Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site - Historic Places Days

Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site

Kitwanga, British Columbia
Type
Military
Address
Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site, Kitwanga, BC, Canada
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Hours
https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/bc/gitwangak
Phone
1-877-559-8818

t Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site (formerly Kitwanga Fort), scan wide-open views of the scenic Kitwanga River valley and a high grassy knoll, once the site of a fortified village where the Gitwangak people defended their domain in the mid-1700s to 1800s. Hear the whisper of First Nations legends in the air around you as you stand beneath a line of majestic age-old totem poles at nearby Gitwangak Village.

Amenities

  • Family-Friendly
  • National Historic Site
  • Parking
  • Parkland
  • Washrooms

Location

Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site, Kitwanga, BC, Canada
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