Sunwapta Lake
52.2142° N, 117.2356° W
Sunwapta Lake, Alberta. 52.2142° N, 117.2356° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/ab/sunwapta-lake/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Sunwapta Lake covers 0.13 km², Alberta. It lies 51 km northwest of Cline River.
- Area
- 0.13 km²
- Shoreline
- 1.8 km
- Elevation
- 1,925 m
Today on the water
9.3 °C
Observed at Cummins Lakes Park, as of 1:00 a.m. MDT
| Time | 2 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 5 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NE 20 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Precip. % | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 30 |
Tonight: Periods of rain. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h near midnight. Low 8.
Weather: Cummins Lakes Park (local forecast), as of 1:01 a.m. MDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:30 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 8:03 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:07 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:41 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:01 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:27 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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