Box Mountain
- 5,853 ft
- summit
- Aug–Sep
- best months
Box Mountain is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 5,850 ft (1,784 m) above sea level. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Nakusp, about 4.4 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Allshouse Peak. For camping, McDonald Creek Provincial Campground and Municipal Campground and RV park 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
- 5,853 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Box Mountain. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Box Mountain
How tall is Box Mountain?
5,853 ft (1,784 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Box 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.
- Allshouse PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
- Summit PeakSummit · ~9 min drive
- Mount JordanSummit · ~9 min drive
- Upper Saddle MountainSummit · ~12 min drive
- Saddle MountainSummit · ~12 min drive
- Mount FerrieSummit · ~14 min drive
- Silver MountainSummit · ~15 min drive
- Rugged PeakSummit · ~15 min drive
- Kuskanax MountainSummit · ~16 min drive
- Blue Grouse MountainSummit · ~16 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Nakusp_Municipal_BeachBeach · ~8 min drive
Nakusp Hot Springs CampgroundCamping · ~14 min drivePhoto: Fil.Al from Comox, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Valhalla Mountain Touring LodgeHut camping · ~16 min drive
Ione FallsWaterfall · ~28 min drivePhoto: Jack Borno, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mori TrailHiking · ~36 min drive
Best time to visit Box Mountain
Best months: August–September. 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° / 10°
18 wet
Feb
27° / 12°
15 wet
Mar
34° / 19°
18 wet
Apr
41° / 24°
14 wet
May
51° / 30°
15 wet
Jun
59° / 39°
16 wet
Jul
66° / 46°
13 wet
Aug
67° / 46°
11 wet
Sep
57° / 39°
12 wet
Oct
43° / 28°
15 wet
Nov
28° / 18°
19 wet
Dec
20° / 11°
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 5,459 ft), not measured at a weather station. 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
