Canada · Northwest Territories
The Alexandra Falls is a 32 m waterfall located on the Hay River in the Northwest Territories. The falls, the third highest in the NWT, form part of the Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park and has its own day use area with a 3 km trail to the main campsite at Louise Falls , the second of the Twin Falls.
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Alexandra Falls drops 32 metres (105 ft) on the Hay River. It is a segmented-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Northwest Territories, Canada. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a segmented waterfall, the flow splits into separate strands as it falls.
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Also good forCampingHikingPhotography
Snowmelt feeds the falls from late May; June to August is the short, bright season, and many access roads close in winter.
This waterfall
Alexandra Falls
Canada
Height32 mWidth—
Most similar
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Measured across the whole multi-channel system
Angel Falls is 31× taller than Alexandra Falls. Victoria Falls is 3.4× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Alexandra Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
History & travel
R.M. Patterson · 2009
Classic 1920s memoir of travelling the South Nahanni to Virginia Falls, still the essential Nahanni read.
Guidebook
Lonely Planet · 2024
Country-wide guide for combining Canadian falls, from Quebec and Ontario to the Rockies and the North.
60.4997, -116.281
Alexandra Falls is in Canada (Northwest Territories). The nearest base is Northwest Territories, Canada. Its coordinates are 60.4997, -116.2810.
Alexandra Falls drops 32 metres (105 feet). It is a segmented-type waterfall on the Hay River.
Peak flow is June to August. Snowmelt feeds the falls from late May; June to August is the short, bright season, and many access roads close in winter.
Beyond the viewpoints: white-water rafting, camping, hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
The usual base is Northwest Territories, Canada. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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