Blacktail Mountain
- 8,035 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Blacktail Mountain is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 8,030 ft (2,449 m) above sea level. It stands inside Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Silverton, about 9.3 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Titei Mountain, Virgil Mountain and Paupo Mountain. 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
- 8,035 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Blacktail Mountain. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Blacktail Mountain
How tall is Blacktail Mountain?
8,035 ft (2,449 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Blacktail 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.
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- Sherlock Peak6,364 ft · Washington1 route69 mi away
- Red Top6,273 ft · Idaho1 route70 mi away
- Cutoff Peak6,847 ft · Idaho1 route72 mi away
- Titei MountainSummit · ~2 min drive
- Virgil MountainSummit · ~2 min drive
- Paupo MountainSummit · ~2 min drive
- Mount RevellSummit · ~3 min drive
- Nasokwen MountainSummit · ~4 min drive
- Mount FennellSummit · ~4 min drive
- Long MountainSummit · ~4 min drive
- Hampshire MountainSummit · ~4 min drive
- Insect PeakSummit · ~4 min drive
- Mount RetallackSummit · ~5 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Broken Falls CascadeWaterfall · ~5 min drive
Kokanee Glacier CabinHut camping · ~10 min drivePhoto: aoiaio, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Keyhole TrailHiking · ~14 min drive
Silverton Campground - LakesideCamping · ~16 min drivePhoto: Sebb, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Silverton Boat LaunchBoat launch · ~16 min drivePhoto: Sebb, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Blacktail Mountain
Best months: July–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
14° / 2°
18 wet
Feb
19° / 5°
16 wet
Mar
27° / 12°
18 wet
Apr
34° / 17°
14 wet
May
43° / 22°
13 wet
Jun
53° / 32°
15 wet
Jul
60° / 39°
12 wet
Aug
61° / 38°
11 wet
Sep
51° / 30°
12 wet
Oct
36° / 19°
14 wet
Nov
20° / 8°
19 wet
Dec
12° / 1°
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 7,454 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).
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
