Big Hill
- 7,759 ft
- summit
Big Hill is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 7,760 ft (2,365 m) above sea level. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Grande Cache, about 7.1 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Lightning Ridge Peak (Cairn Box), Kirkeby Knob and Mount Stearn. For camping, Big Hill Campsite and Stearn Meadows Camping Area 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
- 7,759 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Big Hill. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Big Hill
How tall is Big Hill?
7,759 ft (2,365 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Big Hill?
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.
- Lightning Ridge Peak (Cairn Box)Summit · ~1 min drive
- Kirkeby KnobSummit · ~3 min drive
- Mount StearnSummit · ~4 min drive
- Volcano PeakSummit · ~7 min drive
- Ambler Mountain SummitSummit · ~9 min drive
- Mount BraithwaiteSummit · ~10 min drive
- Mt. BozerSummit · ~10 min drive
- Turret RidgeSummit · ~11 min drive
- Mount MawdsleySummit · ~12 min drive
- Mount McQueenSummit · ~13 min drive
Best time to visit Big Hill
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
9° / -4°
9 wet
Feb
16° / -1°
9 wet
Mar
23° / 5°
11 wet
Apr
32° / 13°
9 wet
May
40° / 20°
13 wet
Jun
50° / 28°
15 wet
Jul
55° / 33°
15 wet
Aug
55° / 33°
14 wet
Sep
46° / 25°
13 wet
Oct
32° / 14°
12 wet
Nov
16° / 0°
11 wet
Dec
7° / -6°
10 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 7,418 ft), not measured at a weather station. 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
