Alta Lake British Columbia

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. The name is derived from the Spanish for "high up" or "upper". The lake's southern end is the divide between the basins of the Green and Che…
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. The name is derived from the Spanish for "high up" or "upper". The lake's southern end is the divide between the basins of the Green and Cheakamus Rivers. The lake is 642 metres in elevation and approximately 1.1 km² in area and 2.2 kilometres north to south, with a maximum width of about 675 metres, east to west.
  • Location: Whistler, British Columbia
  • Basin countries: Canada
  • Max. length: 2.2 km (1.4 mi)
  • Max. width: 675 m (2,215 ft)
  • Surface area: 1.1 km² (0.42 sq mi)
  • Surface elevation: 642 m (2,106 ft)

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