Wapta Falls
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Wapta Falls is a large, scenic waterfall on the Kicking Horse River in British Columbia, Canada, known for its broad curtain of water and easy hiking access.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wapta Falls canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
tourist attraction
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waterfall ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| drop | single drop ⓘ |
| hasAccess | hiking trail ⓘ |
| hasPhotoOpportunity |
viewpoints above the falls
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viewpoints near the base of the falls ⓘ |
| hasProvinceOrState | British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationActivity |
hiking
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photography ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| height |
about 60 feet
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approximately 18 metres ⓘ |
| isInNationalParkSystem | Canada’s national parks system ⓘ |
| isInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Stoney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
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Canadian Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ Columbia-Shuswap Regional District NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoho National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Kicking Horse River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Parks Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “river” in Stoney language ⓘ |
| nearestHighway | Trans-Canada Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Field, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
broad curtain of water
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easy hiking access ⓘ scenic views ⓘ |
| partOf | Yoho National Park waterfall system ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Yoho National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southeastern British Columbia ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Columbia River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season |
accessible in shoulder seasons depending on conditions
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accessible in summer ⓘ |
| tourismType |
hiking tourism
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nature tourism ⓘ |
| trailDifficulty | easy ⓘ |
| trailLength |
about 2.3 kilometres one way
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about 4.6 kilometres round trip ⓘ |
| trailUse | hiking ⓘ |
| watercourse | Kicking Horse River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterfallType |
block waterfall
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curtain waterfall ⓘ |
| width |
about 350 feet
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approximately 107 metres ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Yoho National Park (partly considered within Columbia and Rocky transition)
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Wapta Falls
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subject surface form:
Yoho National Park