Mount Arethusa
- 9,554 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Mount Arethusa is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 9,550 ft (2,912 m) above sea level. It stands inside Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Mount Rae Route. The nearest town is Fortress Junction, about 15 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Little Arethusa, Mount Rae SW1 and Mount Rae E1. For camping, Elbow Lake Backcountry Campground and Tombstone Backcountry are within about 6 miles. It is part of the Misty Range. Its topographic prominence, the height it rises above the lowest col linking it to higher ground, is about 450 ft (138 m). These details come from Wikidata. 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
- 9,554 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Arethusa. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Arethusa
How tall is Mount Arethusa?
9,554 ft (2,912 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Arethusa?
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 Rae SW1Summit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Khoshhat, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount RaeSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: User Kevin lenz on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Grizzly RidgeSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Adam Kahtava, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Pocaterra RidgeSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Adam Kahtava, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Mount TyrwhittSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Chwilliams, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mist MountainSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: The Interior, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Elpoca MountainSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: maureen, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Storelk MountainSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Ingo Schwarze, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Gap MountainSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada Artix Kreiger, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount Rae E1Summit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Khoshhat, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
Elbow Lake Backcountry CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page. from Calgary, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Edworthy FallsWaterfall · ~7 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Little Elbow TrailMountain biking · ~8 min drive
- Mist Mountain Hot SpringsHot spring · ~9 min drive
- Elk Lakes CabinHut camping · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Mount Arethusa
Best months: July–August. 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
10° / -4°
8 wet
Feb
14° / -3°
7 wet
Mar
22° / 3°
10 wet
Apr
29° / 11°
11 wet
May
37° / 19°
12 wet
Jun
47° / 27°
13 wet
Jul
55° / 33°
11 wet
Aug
55° / 33°
12 wet
Sep
45° / 24°
10 wet
Oct
31° / 12°
8 wet
Nov
16° / 0°
8 wet
Dec
7° / -7°
7 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 8,858 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).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors