Alcove Mountain
- 9,219 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
Alcove Mountain is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 9,220 ft (2,810 m) above sea level. It stands inside Jasper National Park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Jasper, about 19 miles south of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Anchorite Mountain, Angle Peak and Eremite Mountain. For camping, Surprise Point Campground and Switchback Campground are within about 6 miles. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
- Summit elevation
- 9,219 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Alcove Mountain. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Alcove Mountain
How tall is Alcove Mountain?
9,219 ft (2,810 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Alcove Mountain?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
Angle PeakSummit · ~1 min drivePhoto: ThartmannWiki, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount ErebusSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Robert Berdan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Outpost PeakSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Eggbones, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Bennington PeakSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Robert Berdan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Blackhorn PeakSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Khoshhat, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Parapet PeakSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Robert Berdan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Throne MountainSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: Eggbones, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Chevron MountainSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: Khoshhat, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Anchorite MountainSummit · ~1 min drive
- Eremite MountainSummit · ~2 min drive
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Best time to visit Alcove Mountain
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
4° / -5°
12 wet
Feb
10° / -2°
12 wet
Mar
18° / 4°
13 wet
Apr
27° / 12°
10 wet
May
35° / 20°
12 wet
Jun
44° / 27°
16 wet
Jul
52° / 33°
15 wet
Aug
52° / 33°
14 wet
Sep
41° / 24°
13 wet
Oct
26° / 11°
12 wet
Nov
10° / 0°
13 wet
Dec
1° / -8°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 8,579 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
