Alta Lake
Alta Lake is a lake in the Resort Municipality of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Originally named Summit Lake, Alta Lake was renamed to avoid confusion with the many other Summit Lakes in British Columbia.- Lake
- …has a surface elevation of around 640 metres (2,100 feet)
- Description: lake in British Columbia, Canada
Places of Interest
Highlights include Audain Art Museum and Whistler Sliding Centre.
Audain Art Museum
Museum
The Audain Art Museum is a 56,000-square-foot private…
Whistler Sliding Centre
Sports venue
The Whistler Sliding Centre is a Canadian bobsleigh… Whistler Sliding Centre is situated 3 km east of Alta Lake.
Whistler station
Railway station
Whistler station is a railway station located…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whistler and Whistler Olympic Park.
Whistler Olympic Park
Locality
The Whistler Olympic Park is the location of the… Whistler Olympic Park is situated 10 km west of Alta Lake.
Alta Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
50.11472° or 50° 6′ 53″ north
Longitude
-122.98194° or 122° 58′ 55″ west
Open location code
942V4279+V6
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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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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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