Alexander Falls is a
waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...
on Madeley Creek, a tributary of
Callaghan Creek Callaghan most commonly refers to O'Callaghan, an Anglicized Irish surname.
Callaghan may also refer to:
Places
* Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
* Callaghan, Edmonton, Canada
* Callaghan, Virginia, United States
* Callaghan, Texas, United ...
in the
Callaghan Valley
The Callaghan Valley is located in the Sea to Sky Country of southwestern, British Columbia, in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains 90 km north of Vancouver. It was the home of the 2010 Winter Olympics's Whistler Olympic Park, the venue ...
area of the
Sea to Sky Country
The Sea-to-Sky Corridor, often referred to as the Corridor or the Sea to Sky Country, is a region in British Columbia spreading from Horseshoe Bay through Whistler to the Pemberton Valley and sometimes beyond to include Birken and D'Arcy. Fr ...
of southwestern
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
,
Canada
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. The falls are located just below a bridge on the access road to
Callaghan Lake Provincial Park, at the head of the valley, which lies to the west of the resort town of
Whistler.
Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest: Alexander Falls
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The falls consist of three drops that total up to in total. The falls are about wide.
See also
Callaghan CountrySki Callaghan
*Whistler Olympic Park
The Whistler Olympic Park is the location of the Nordic 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. The facility hosted the Biathlon ...
.
Snowshoe route to Alexander Falls
References
Waterfalls of British Columbia
Sea-to-Sky Corridor
New Westminster Land District
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