Avalanche Crest
- 7,726 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
Avalanche Crest is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 7,730 ft (2,355 m) above sea level. It stands inside Glacier National Park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. Peaks within about 3 miles include Avalanche Mountain, Eagle Peak and The Overlook. For camping, Illecillewaet Campground and Sir Donald Backcountry 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
- 7,726 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Avalanche Crest. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Avalanche Crest
How tall is Avalanche Crest?
7,726 ft (2,355 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Avalanche Crest?
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 AbbottSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount AftonSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount TupperSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount RogersSummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: Marcin Chady, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cheops MountainSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Avalanche MountainSummit · ~1 min drive
- Eagle PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
- The OverlookSummit · ~2 min drive
- Mount MacdonaldSummit · ~3 min drive
- Uto PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Illecillewaet CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
Arthur O. Wheeler HutHut camping · ~2 min drivePhoto: Kelownian Pilot, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Avalanche Crest TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
Great Glacier TrailSki touring · ~3 min drivePhoto: Michael Cannon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bear Creek FallsWaterfall · ~9 min drive
Best time to visit Avalanche Crest
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
13° / 2°
17 wet
Feb
18° / 3°
15 wet
Mar
25° / 10°
17 wet
Apr
33° / 17°
13 wet
May
41° / 24°
15 wet
Jun
51° / 31°
19 wet
Jul
58° / 37°
15 wet
Aug
58° / 37°
15 wet
Sep
49° / 29°
13 wet
Oct
33° / 17°
15 wet
Nov
18° / 6°
18 wet
Dec
10° / -1°
16 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 7,211 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 500 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
