Alpha Mountain
- 7,552 ft
- summit
- BC Parks
- managed by
- Aug
- best months
Alpha Mountain is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 7,550 ft (2,302 m) above sea level. It stands inside Tantalus Provincial Park. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include South Face Route, East Ridge Route and Northwest Buttress Route. The nearest town is Squamish, about 8.6 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Gendarme, Serratus Mountain and Mount Pandareus. For camping, Lake Lovely Water Campsite and Sandspit Camping Area 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
- 7,552 ft
- Land manager
- BC Parks
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Alpha Mountain. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Alpha Mountain
How tall is Alpha Mountain?
7,552 ft (2,302 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Alpha Mountain?
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.
Pelion MountainSummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Brohm HillSummit · ~11 min drivePhoto: Bryce Evans artofbryce, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Stawamus Chief 2nd PeakSummit · ~17 min drivePhoto: Hoberglo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Stawamus Chief 3rd PeakSummit · ~17 min drivePhoto: Gary, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount TantalusSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Kevin Teague, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Stawamus Chief 1st PeakSummit · ~17 min drivePhoto: Sjk86, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- GendarmeSummit · Next door
- Serratus MountainSummit · ~2 min drive
- Mount PandareusSummit · ~3 min drive
- Ionia MountainSummit · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Alpha Mountain
Best months: 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
21° / 14°
19 wet
Feb
24° / 13°
15 wet
Mar
26° / 15°
18 wet
Apr
31° / 18°
15 wet
May
39° / 22°
14 wet
Jun
46° / 30°
13 wet
Jul
53° / 37°
9 wet
Aug
55° / 38°
8 wet
Sep
49° / 33°
10 wet
Oct
37° / 25°
18 wet
Nov
25° / 17°
21 wet
Dec
20° / 13°
18 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 6,539 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 1,000 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
