Snow Peak
Photo: Emma Schroder, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 9,150 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Snow Peak is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 9,150 ft (2,789 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 Fortress Mountain Resort, about 8.8 miles west of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Birdwood, Pig's Tail and Burstall Pass Peak. For camping, Burstall Campground - Us18 is 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 1,020 ft (312 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
- 9,150 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Snow Peak. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Snow Peak
How tall is Snow Peak?
9,150 ft (2,789 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Snow 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.
Mount BirdwoodSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Emma Schroder, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Burstall Pass PeakSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Harpsz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Commonwealth PeakSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: davebloggs007 Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount SmutsSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: davebloggs007 Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount SharkSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Alexis Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount Sir DouglasSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: John Johnston, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount RobertsonSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Emma Schroder, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount FrenchSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Cszmurlo, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Haig Ridge PeakSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: Bruno Rijsman, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Pig's TailSummit · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Snow Peak
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
9° / -3°
9 wet
Feb
14° / 0°
9 wet
Mar
22° / 6°
11 wet
Apr
30° / 14°
12 wet
May
38° / 22°
12 wet
Jun
47° / 28°
13 wet
Jul
56° / 36°
12 wet
Aug
56° / 35°
12 wet
Sep
46° / 27°
10 wet
Oct
32° / 15°
9 wet
Nov
16° / 2°
10 wet
Dec
6° / -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 8,383 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 800 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
