# Sunwapta Falls

- **Country:** Canada
- **Coordinates:** 52.532200, -117.645300
- **Type:** Class 6
- **Width:** 30 ft
- **Height:** 18.5 m
- **Location:** Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
- **Watercourse:** Sunwapta River

The falls are accessible via a access road off the Icefields Parkway, which connects Jasper and Banff National Parks. The falls have a drop of about . Sunwapta is a Stoney language word that means "turbulent water". The falls is most spectacular in the late spring when the spring melt is at its peak.

![Photo of Sunwapta Falls](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Pdphoto_canada_1_bg_062104.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunwapta_Falls (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)