Blanca Lake
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Elaho and Squamish Rivers, W of Whistler, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°11'44"N, 123°28'35"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/3 |
| Related Maps: |
92J 92J/3 92K |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 January 1972 on 92K-J, as submitted March 1970 by mountaineer Dick Culbert (file B.3.51). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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So named by ski-touring parties travelling through the area (blanca meaning white). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |