Heinous Traverse
- 2.5 mi
- round trip
- 785 ft
- climb
- 7,102 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Heinous Traverse is an out-and-back ski touring route in British Columbia, Canada. It is 1.2 miles each way, 2.5 miles there and back. It runs between about 6,740 ft and 7,100 ft above sea level, with roughly 540 ft of climbing one way. Peaks within about 3 miles include Wizard Peak, Orkney Isle and Isle of Skye. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Ski touring crosses avalanche terrain: read the local avalanche bulletin and carry beacon, shovel and probe.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Heinous Traverse for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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