Beacon Peak
- 9,797 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
Beacon Peak is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 9,800 ft (2,986 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 24 miles south of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Whitecrow Mountain, Needle Peak and Beacon Peak S4.1. 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
- 9,797 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Beacon Peak. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Beacon Peak
How tall is Beacon Peak?
9,797 ft (2,986 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Beacon Peak?
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 · ~8 min drivePhoto: ThartmannWiki, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Blackhorn PeakSummit · ~15 min drivePhoto: Khoshhat, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Whitecrow MountainSummit · ~3 min drive
- Needle PeakSummit · ~4 min drive
- Beacon Peak S4.1Summit · ~4 min drive
- Whitecrow Mountain NW1.4Summit · ~5 min drive
- Blackrock MountainSummit · ~6 min drive
- Angle Peak SE3Summit · ~7 min drive
- The Cube RidgeSummit · ~8 min drive
- Mallard Peak N1.4Summit · ~8 min drive
Best time to visit Beacon Peak
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
5° / -5°
12 wet
Feb
10° / -2°
12 wet
Mar
18° / 5°
13 wet
Apr
27° / 13°
10 wet
May
35° / 20°
12 wet
Jun
45° / 27°
16 wet
Jul
52° / 34°
15 wet
Aug
52° / 33°
14 wet
Sep
41° / 25°
13 wet
Oct
26° / 11°
12 wet
Nov
10° / 0°
13 wet
Dec
1° / -7°
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 8,520 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 1,300 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
