Mount Wintour
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 8,858 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Mount Wintour is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 8,860 ft (2,700 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 7.2 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Wintour North, Mount Burney and Elpoca Creek Hill. 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
- 8,858 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Wintour. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Wintour
How tall is Mount Wintour?
8,858 ft (2,700 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Wintour?
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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Also worth it near here
- Pocaterra HutHut camping · ~3 min drive
Canyon CampgroundCamping · ~3 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 · ~10 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Mount Wintour
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
13° / 0°
9 wet
Feb
18° / 2°
9 wet
Mar
25° / 8°
11 wet
Apr
33° / 16°
12 wet
May
41° / 23°
12 wet
Jun
50° / 31°
13 wet
Jul
59° / 37°
12 wet
Aug
59° / 37°
12 wet
Sep
49° / 28°
10 wet
Oct
35° / 17°
9 wet
Nov
20° / 5°
10 wet
Dec
10° / -2°
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 7,740 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 1,100 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
