Avalanche Mountain
- 9,219 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
Avalanche Mountain is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 9,220 ft (2,810 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 Crest, Eagle Peak and Mount Macdonald. For camping, Sir Donald Backcountry and Illecillewaet Campground 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
- 9,219 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Avalanche Mountain. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Avalanche Mountain
How tall is Avalanche Mountain?
9,219 ft (2,810 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Avalanche 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.
Mount TupperSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount AbbottSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount AftonSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount RogersSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: Marcin Chady, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cheops MountainSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Avalanche CrestSummit · ~1 min drive
- Eagle PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
- Mount MacdonaldSummit · ~2 min drive
- The OverlookSummit · ~2 min drive
- Uto PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Sir Donald BackcountryCamping · ~3 min drive
Arthur O. Wheeler HutHut camping · ~3 min drivePhoto: Kelownian Pilot, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Avalanche Crest TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
Great Glacier TrailSki touring · ~4 min drivePhoto: Michael Cannon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bear Creek FallsWaterfall · ~8 min drive
Best time to visit Avalanche Mountain
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
8° / -3°
17 wet
Feb
13° / -2°
15 wet
Mar
20° / 5°
17 wet
Apr
28° / 12°
13 wet
May
36° / 19°
15 wet
Jun
46° / 26°
19 wet
Jul
54° / 33°
15 wet
Aug
54° / 32°
15 wet
Sep
44° / 24°
13 wet
Oct
29° / 12°
15 wet
Nov
14° / 1°
18 wet
Dec
5° / -6°
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 8,530 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 700 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
