Surprise Point
- 7,874 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
Surprise Point is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 7,870 ft (2,400 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 16 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Paragon Peak, Oubliette Peak and Parapet Peak. For camping, Surprise Point Campground and Clitheroe 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.
- Summit elevation
- 7,874 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Surprise Point. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Surprise Point
How tall is Surprise Point?
7,874 ft (2,400 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Surprise Point?
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.
Bastion PeakSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Original uploader was Brilang at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Blackhorn PeakSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Khoshhat, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Angle PeakSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: ThartmannWiki, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Throne MountainSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: Eggbones, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Paragon PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
- Oubliette PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
- Parapet PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
- Outpost PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
- Memorial PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
- Dungeon PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
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Best time to visit Surprise Point
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
10° / 0°
12 wet
Feb
15° / 3°
12 wet
Mar
23° / 9°
13 wet
Apr
32° / 18°
10 wet
May
40° / 25°
12 wet
Jun
50° / 31°
16 wet
Jul
57° / 38°
15 wet
Aug
57° / 38°
14 wet
Sep
46° / 29°
13 wet
Oct
32° / 16°
12 wet
Nov
16° / 5°
13 wet
Dec
6° / -3°
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 7,139 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 700 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
