Gendarme Mountain
- 9,587 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
Gendarme Mountain is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 9,590 ft (2,922 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 Tête Jaune Cache, about 19 miles northeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Anne-Alice and Palu Mountain. For camping, Wolverine and Adolphis 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
- 9,587 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Gendarme Mountain. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Gendarme Mountain
How tall is Gendarme Mountain?
9,587 ft (2,922 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Gendarme 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.
Whitehorn MountainSummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rearguard MountainSummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: Zeljko Kozomara, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Titkana PeakSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: Eggbones, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
The HelmetSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: Zeljko Kozomara, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount RobsonSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: Michael Konen, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lynx MountainSummit · ~15 min drivePhoto: Zeljko Kozomara, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Resplendent MountainSummit · ~17 min drivePhoto: Rufus Hawthorne, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Klapperhorn MountainSummit · ~25 min drivePhoto: Univaded Fox, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount Anne-AliceSummit · ~4 min drive
- Palu MountainSummit · ~4 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Robson Pass HutHut camping · ~8 min drive
- Hargreaves Lake RouteHiking · ~8 min drive
Robson River CampgroundCamping · ~21 min drivePhoto: Christian Germain, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Overlander FallsWaterfall · ~21 min drivePhoto: Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Gendarme 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
5° / -4°
12 wet
Feb
11° / -1°
12 wet
Mar
19° / 5°
13 wet
Apr
28° / 14°
11 wet
May
36° / 21°
14 wet
Jun
45° / 28°
16 wet
Jul
52° / 34°
16 wet
Aug
52° / 33°
14 wet
Sep
42° / 25°
14 wet
Oct
27° / 12°
14 wet
Nov
11° / 1°
14 wet
Dec
3° / -7°
12 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 8,150 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 1,400 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
