Knife Mountain
- 6,749 ft
- summit
Knife Mountain is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 6,750 ft (2,057 m) above sea level. It stands inside Willmore Wilderness Park. 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 8.0 miles south of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Mawdsley, Mount McQueen and Mount Russell. For camping, Water Camp and Moose Camp 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
- 6,749 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Knife Mountain. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Knife Mountain
How tall is Knife Mountain?
6,749 ft (2,057 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Knife 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.
- Mount MawdsleySummit · ~3 min drive
- Mount McQueenSummit · ~3 min drive
- Mount RussellSummit · ~4 min drive
- Mt. BozerSummit · ~5 min drive
- Mount BraithwaiteSummit · ~7 min drive
- Mount Van GoghSummit · ~7 min drive
- Mount PissarroSummit · ~9 min drive
- Hayden RidgeSummit · ~10 min drive
- Mount StearnSummit · ~11 min drive
- Big HillSummit · ~13 min drive
Best time to visit Knife 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
15° / 1°
9 wet
Feb
21° / 4°
9 wet
Mar
28° / 10°
11 wet
Apr
37° / 18°
9 wet
May
45° / 25°
13 wet
Jun
55° / 33°
15 wet
Jul
60° / 38°
15 wet
Aug
60° / 38°
14 wet
Sep
51° / 30°
13 wet
Oct
37° / 19°
12 wet
Nov
22° / 6°
11 wet
Dec
13° / 0°
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 6,010 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 700 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
