Whirlpool Ridge
- 9,173 ft
- summit
Whirlpool Ridge is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, with its summit at about 9,170 ft (2,796 m) above sea level. It stands inside Job/Cline Public Land Use Zone. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. Peaks within about 3 miles include Two O'Clock Peak, Tuff Puff and Two O'Clock Ridge. For camping, Preacher's North Rustic Camping Area is 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
- 9,173 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Whirlpool Ridge. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Whirlpool Ridge
How tall is Whirlpool Ridge?
9,173 ft (2,796 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Whirlpool Ridge?
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 Ernest RossSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Kevin M Klerks, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Elliott PeakSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: Diego, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sentinel MountainSummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: Kevin M Klerks, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount PeskettSummit · ~13 min drivePhoto: Kevin M Klerks, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount William BoothSummit · ~14 min drivePhoto: Kevin M Klerks, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Siffleur MountainSummit · ~16 min drivePhoto: Kevin M Klerks, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount LoudonSummit · ~17 min drivePhoto: Kevin M Klerks, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount ClineSummit · ~13 min drivePhoto: Jo Klyne, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount MurchisonSummit · ~19 min drivePhoto: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Two O'Clock PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Whirlpool Ridge
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
5° / -7°
12 wet
Feb
11° / -4°
13 wet
Mar
19° / 2°
15 wet
Apr
27° / 10°
11 wet
May
36° / 18°
11 wet
Jun
46° / 27°
17 wet
Jul
53° / 33°
15 wet
Aug
53° / 32°
14 wet
Sep
43° / 24°
13 wet
Oct
28° / 11°
11 wet
Nov
12° / -1°
13 wet
Dec
2° / -9°
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 8,615 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
