Wapta Lake

Wapta Lake is a glacial lake in Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies of eastern British Columbia, Canada. Wapta Lake is formed from Cataract Brook and Blue Creek in Yoho National Park, and is the source of the Kicking Horse River.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Paget Peak and Sherbrooke Lake.

Peak

Photo: John Arthur Fraser, Public domain.

Paget Peak is a mountain in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. It is readily accessible via a hiking trail.

Lake

Sherbrooke Lake is a lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The lake is bounded on the west by Mount Ogden 2,695 m, Mount Niles 2,972 m to the north, and Paget Peak on the east side.

Latitude

51.43955° or 51° 26′ 22″ north

Longitude

-116.35022° or 116° 21′ 1″ west

Elevation

1,586 metres (5,203 feet)

Open location code

9535CJQX+RW

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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