Alta Lake

Alta Lake is a lake in the , , Canada. Originally named Summit Lake, Alta Lake was renamed to avoid confusion with the many other Summit Lakes in British Columbia.
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Photo: Sujohn Das, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Audain Art Museum and Whistler Sliding Centre.

Museum
The is a 56,000-square-foot private museum located in , Canada, that houses the private art collection of Michael Audain.

Sports venue
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The is a Canadian bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track located in , that is 125 km north of . is situated 3 km east of Alta Lake.

Railway station
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is a railway station located in , , along the BC Rail line. Rocky Mountaineer formerly used this station; the Whistler Sea to Sky Climb was discontinued in 2016, and the Rainforest to Gold Rush was discontinued in 2026.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whistler and Whistler Olympic Park.

Photo: Mogodore, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a resort community near in . Boasting the largest ski area in North America, is a popular winter skiing and outdoor sports destination.

Locality
Photo: Earl Andrew, Public domain.
The is the location of the Nordic and Biathlon events facilities for the 2010 Winter Olympics and is located in the Madeley Creek basin in the Callaghan Valley, west of , . is situated 10 km west of Alta Lake.

Alta Lake

Latitude
50.11472° or 50° 6′ 53″ north
Longitude
-122.98194° or 122° 58′ 55″ west
Elevation
641 metres (2,103 feet)
Open location code
942V4279+V6
Geo­Names ID
5884232
Wiki­data ID
Q280042
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Satellite Map

Discover Alta Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Alta Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Alta Lake (lanaw sa Canada, British Columbia)”
  • Cebuano: “Alta Lake”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره التا”
  • French: “Alta Lake”
  • German: “Alta Lake”
  • German: “ehemals Summit Lake”
  • Swedish: “Alta Lake”
  • Urdu: “ایلٹا جھیل، برٹش کولمبیا”

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