Mount Erebus
- 10,233 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
Mount Erebus is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 10,230 ft (3,119 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 Jasper, about 19 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Memorial Peak, Eremite Mountain and Outpost Peak. For camping, Surprise Point Campground and Switchback 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.
- Summit elevation
- 10,233 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Erebus. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Erebus
How tall is Mount Erebus?
10,233 ft (3,119 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Erebus?
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.
Angle PeakSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: ThartmannWiki, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Blackhorn PeakSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: Khoshhat, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Throne MountainSummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: Eggbones, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Memorial PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
- Eremite MountainSummit · ~2 min drive
- Outpost PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
- Anchorite MountainSummit · ~2 min drive
- Alcove MountainSummit · ~3 min drive
- Bennington PeakSummit · ~4 min drive
- McDonnell PeakSummit · ~4 min drive
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Best time to visit Mount Erebus
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
3° / -7°
12 wet
Feb
9° / -4°
12 wet
Mar
16° / 3°
13 wet
Apr
25° / 11°
10 wet
May
33° / 18°
12 wet
Jun
43° / 25°
16 wet
Jul
50° / 32°
15 wet
Aug
50° / 31°
14 wet
Sep
40° / 22°
13 wet
Oct
25° / 9°
12 wet
Nov
9° / -2°
13 wet
Dec
0° / -9°
11 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 9,012 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 1,200 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
