Mount Burney
- 9,626 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Mount Burney is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 9,630 ft (2,934 m) above sea level. It stands inside Peter Lougheed 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 6.7 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Barham, Mount Jerram and The Blade. For camping, Canyon Campground and Elkwood Campground 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
- 9,626 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Burney. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Burney
How tall is Mount Burney?
9,626 ft (2,934 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Burney?
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 JerramSummit · ~1 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada Artix Kreiger, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount BlaneSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount WintourSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount BrockSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: davebloggs007 Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount PackenhamSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: davebloggs007 Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Elpoca MountainSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: maureen, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Gap MountainSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada Artix Kreiger, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount Evan-ThomasSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada Artix Kreiger, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Outlaw PeakSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: davebloggs007 Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount BarhamSummit · ~1 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Pocaterra HutHut camping · ~4 min drive
Canyon CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from 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
Upper LakeCross-country skiing · ~12 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Mount Burney
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°
9 wet
Feb
14° / -2°
9 wet
Mar
21° / 4°
11 wet
Apr
29° / 12°
12 wet
May
37° / 19°
12 wet
Jun
46° / 27°
13 wet
Jul
55° / 34°
12 wet
Aug
55° / 33°
12 wet
Sep
45° / 25°
10 wet
Oct
31° / 13°
9 wet
Nov
16° / 1°
10 wet
Dec
7° / -6°
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 8,845 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 800 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
