Elpoca Mountain
Photo: maureen, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 9,961 ft
- summit
- Jul
- best months
Elpoca Mountain is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 9,960 ft (3,036 m) above sea level. It stands inside Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Fortress Junction, about 10 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Elpoca Tower, South Schlee and Elpoca Mountain South. Edworthy Falls is within about 3 miles. For camping, Elbow Lake Backcountry Campground and Tombstone Backcountry 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.
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.
- Summit elevation
- 9,961 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Elpoca Mountain. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Elpoca Mountain
How tall is Elpoca Mountain?
9,961 ft (3,036 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Elpoca 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.
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Also worth it near here
Edworthy FallsWaterfall · ~2 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Elbow Lake Backcountry CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page. from Calgary, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Little Elbow TrailMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- Pocaterra HutHut camping · ~8 min drive
Upper LakeCross-country skiing · ~9 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Elpoca Mountain
Best months: July. 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° / -5°
9 wet
Feb
14° / -3°
9 wet
Mar
21° / 3°
11 wet
Apr
28° / 11°
12 wet
May
36° / 19°
12 wet
Jun
46° / 26°
13 wet
Jul
55° / 33°
12 wet
Aug
54° / 32°
12 wet
Sep
45° / 24°
10 wet
Oct
31° / 12°
9 wet
Nov
16° / 0°
10 wet
Dec
6° / -7°
9 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 9,006 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 1,000 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).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
