The Buckle
- 7,126 ft
- summit
The Buckle is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 7,130 ft (2,172 m) above sea level. It stands inside Kiska/Willson Public Land Use Zone. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Windy Point Ridge Lookout Route. The nearest town is Nordegg, about 20 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Windy Point Ridge Lookout, Talus Peak and Navicular Peak. Allstones Falls is within about 3 miles. For camping, Abraham Cove Campsite and Lake Abraham camp 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
- 7,126 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of The Buckle. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about The Buckle
How tall is The Buckle?
7,126 ft (2,172 m).
Is there a trail to the top of The Buckle?
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.
Abraham MountainSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Kevin M Klerks, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Allstones PeakSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Kevin M Klerks, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Kista PeakSummit · ~14 min drivePhoto: Kevin M Klerks, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sentinel MountainSummit · ~17 min drivePhoto: Kevin M Klerks, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Elliott PeakSummit · ~18 min drivePhoto: Diego, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount Ernest RossSummit · ~20 min drivePhoto: Kevin M Klerks, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount William BoothSummit · ~22 min drivePhoto: Kevin M Klerks, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Windy Point Ridge LookoutSummit · Next door
- Talus PeakSummit · ~1 min drive
- Navicular PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit The Buckle
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
15° / 0°
8 wet
Feb
21° / 2°
8 wet
Mar
28° / 8°
10 wet
Apr
36° / 17°
9 wet
May
45° / 25°
11 wet
Jun
55° / 34°
16 wet
Jul
61° / 39°
15 wet
Aug
61° / 39°
14 wet
Sep
51° / 31°
12 wet
Oct
37° / 19°
8 wet
Nov
22° / 6°
8 wet
Dec
12° / -2°
7 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 6,483 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
