The Blade
- 9,547 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
The Blade is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 9,550 ft (2,910 m) above sea level. It stands inside Elbow-Sheep Wildland 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 5.7 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Blane, Mount Barham and Mount Brock. For camping, Canyon Campground and Romulus Equestrian 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
- 9,547 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of The Blade. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about The Blade
How tall is The Blade?
9,547 ft (2,910 m).
Is there a trail to the top of The Blade?
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 BlaneSummit · Next doorPhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount BrockSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: davebloggs007 Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount JerramSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada Artix Kreiger, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount WintourSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount PackenhamSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: davebloggs007 Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount Evan-ThomasSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada Artix Kreiger, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Elpoca MountainSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: maureen, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Gap MountainSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada Artix Kreiger, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount BarhamSummit · Next door
- Mount BurneySummit · ~2 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Pocaterra HutHut camping · ~5 min drive
Canyon CampgroundCamping · ~6 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Edworthy FallsWaterfall · ~9 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Little Elbow TrailMountain biking · ~9 min drive
Upper LakeCross-country skiing · ~14 min drivePhoto: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit The Blade
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
10° / -3°
9 wet
Feb
15° / -1°
9 wet
Mar
22° / 5°
11 wet
Apr
30° / 13°
12 wet
May
38° / 20°
12 wet
Jun
47° / 28°
13 wet
Jul
56° / 34°
12 wet
Aug
55° / 34°
12 wet
Sep
46° / 25°
10 wet
Oct
32° / 14°
9 wet
Nov
17° / 2°
10 wet
Dec
7° / -5°
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 8,619 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 900 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
