Mount Smuts
Photo: davebloggs007 Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 9,639 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Mount Smuts is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 9,640 ft (2,938 m) above sea level. It stands inside Banff National Park. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Mount Smuts Route. The nearest town is Fortress Mountain Resort, about 8.3 miles west of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Smutwood Peak, The Fist and Mount Marushka. For camping, Burstall Campground - Us18 and Big Springs Br9 are within about 6 miles. It is part of the Spray Mountains. Its topographic prominence, the height it rises above the lowest col linking it to higher ground, is about 1,940 ft (591 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
- 9,639 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Smuts. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Smuts
How tall is Mount Smuts?
9,639 ft (2,938 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Smuts?
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.
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Best time to visit Mount Smuts
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
8° / -4°
9 wet
Feb
13° / -1°
9 wet
Mar
21° / 5°
11 wet
Apr
29° / 13°
12 wet
May
37° / 21°
12 wet
Jun
46° / 27°
13 wet
Jul
55° / 35°
12 wet
Aug
55° / 34°
12 wet
Sep
45° / 26°
10 wet
Oct
31° / 14°
9 wet
Nov
15° / 1°
10 wet
Dec
5° / -7°
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 8,619 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 1,000 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
