Mount Thornton
- 9,029 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
Mount Thornton is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 9,030 ft (2,752 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 20 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Whitecap Mountain. 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
- 9,029 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Thornton. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Thornton
How tall is Mount Thornton?
9,029 ft (2,752 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Thornton?
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 Thornton
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
8° / -4°
9 wet
Feb
15° / -1°
9 wet
Mar
22° / 5°
10 wet
Apr
30° / 13°
9 wet
May
39° / 20°
12 wet
Jun
48° / 28°
14 wet
Jul
55° / 34°
14 wet
Aug
55° / 33°
13 wet
Sep
45° / 25°
12 wet
Oct
31° / 13°
10 wet
Nov
15° / 0°
10 wet
Dec
5° / -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 7,815 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
