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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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 museum located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, that houses the private art collection of Michael Audain.
Whistler Sliding Centre
Sports venue
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The Whistler Sliding Centre is a Canadian bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track located in Whistler, British Columbia, that is 125 km north of Vancouver. Whistler Sliding Centre is situated 3 km east of Alta Lake.
Whistler station
Railway station
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Whistler station is a railway station located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, along the BC Rail line. The operations of the line are now run by Canadian National via a long-term lease between CN and BC Rail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whistler and Whistler Olympic Park.
Whistler
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Whistler is a resort community near Vancouver in British Columbia. Boasting the largest ski area in North America, Whistler is a popular winter skiing and outdoor sports destination.
Whistler Olympic Park
Locality
Photo: Earl Andrew, Public domain.
The Whistler Olympic Park 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 Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Whistler Olympic Park is situated 10 km west of Alta Lake.
Alta Lake
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in British Columbia, Canada
- Category: body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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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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