Carson's Peak
- 8,048 ft
- summit
Carson's Peak is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 8,050 ft (2,453 m) above sea level. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Mount McKirdy Route. The nearest town is Valemount, about 5.7 miles east of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount McKirdy. 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
- 8,048 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Carson's Peak. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Carson's Peak
How tall is Carson's Peak?
8,048 ft (2,453 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Carson's Peak?
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.
Resplendent MountainSummit · ~28 min drivePhoto: Rufus Hawthorne, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount RobsonSummit · ~30 min drivePhoto: Michael Konen, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
The HelmetSummit · ~31 min drivePhoto: Zeljko Kozomara, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount Stanley BaldwinSummit · ~33 min drivePhoto: Rufus Hawthorne, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount McKirdySummit · ~2 min drive
- Swift MountainSummit · ~8 min drive
- Paddlesack PeakSummit · ~10 min drive
- Mount Terry FoxSummit · ~11 min drive
- Emerald RidgeSummit · ~16 min drive
- Alpland RidgeSummit · ~16 min drive
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Best time to visit Carson's Peak
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
9° / -3°
15 wet
Feb
15° / 0°
13 wet
Mar
23° / 7°
14 wet
Apr
32° / 15°
11 wet
May
40° / 21°
14 wet
Jun
50° / 28°
17 wet
Jul
56° / 34°
16 wet
Aug
56° / 34°
14 wet
Sep
46° / 26°
15 wet
Oct
31° / 13°
15 wet
Nov
15° / 2°
16 wet
Dec
5° / -6°
14 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 7,487 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
