Pulpit Peak
Photo: Rose Dlhopolsky, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 8,940 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
Pulpit Peak is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 8,940 ft (2,725 m) above sea level. It stands inside Banff National Park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Field, about 13 miles northeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include The Preacher, Pulpit S2.5 and Turquoise Peak. It is part of the Waputik Range. 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
- 8,940 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Pulpit Peak. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Pulpit Peak
How tall is Pulpit Peak?
8,940 ft (2,725 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Pulpit Peak?
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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Takakkaw FallsWaterfall · ~11 min drivePhoto: Jack Borno, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Crystal Ridge RouteHiking · ~12 min drive
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Best time to visit Pulpit Peak
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° / -2°
12 wet
Feb
13° / 0°
11 wet
Mar
21° / 7°
13 wet
Apr
30° / 15°
11 wet
May
38° / 23°
13 wet
Jun
47° / 30°
17 wet
Jul
55° / 37°
15 wet
Aug
55° / 36°
14 wet
Sep
45° / 28°
12 wet
Oct
30° / 14°
10 wet
Nov
14° / 3°
13 wet
Dec
5° / -5°
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 7,946 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
