Pig's Tail
- 9,259 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Pig's Tail is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 9,260 ft (2,822 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 Mountain Resort, about 7.4 miles west of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Birdwood, Commonwealth Peak and Pig's Back. For camping, Burstall Campground - Us18 is 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
- 9,259 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Pig's Tail. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Pig's Tail
How tall is Pig's Tail?
9,259 ft (2,822 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Pig's Tail?
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 BirdwoodSummit · Next doorPhoto: Emma Schroder, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Commonwealth PeakSummit · Next doorPhoto: davebloggs007 Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Snow PeakSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Emma Schroder, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount SmutsSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: davebloggs007 Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Burstall Pass PeakSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Harpsz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount SharkSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Alexis Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount RobertsonSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Emma Schroder, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount ChesterSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Michael Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount Sir DouglasSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: John Johnston, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount FrenchSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Cszmurlo, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Pig's Tail
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° / 34°
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 8,661 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 600 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
