Chicken Knob
- 6,572 ft
- summit
- Aug
- best months
Chicken Knob is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 6,570 ft (2,003 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 21 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Baldur, Little Baldur and Burnt Knob. 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
- 6,572 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Chicken Knob. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Chicken Knob
How tall is Chicken Knob?
6,572 ft (2,003 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Chicken Knob?
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.
Vidler Ridge PeakSummit · ~16 min drivePhoto: Jason Jackson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount BaldurSummit · ~1 min drive
- Little BaldurSummit · ~3 min drive
- Burnt KnobSummit · ~5 min drive
- Sol MountainSummit · ~5 min drive
- East Twin PeakSummit · ~6 min drive
- West Twin PeakSummit · ~7 min drive
- Pride RockSummit · ~7 min drive
- Mount SymonsSummit · ~8 min drive
- Mount FosthallSummit · ~8 min drive
Also worth it near here
Ione FallsWaterfall · ~22 min drivePhoto: Jack Borno, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Halfway Hot SpringsHot spring · ~31 min drivePhoto: GlobalGuyCanada, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Nakusp_Municipal_BeachBeach · ~36 min drive
- Tsuius LodgeHut camping · ~37 min drive
Nakusp Hot Springs CampgroundCamping · ~41 min drivePhoto: Fil.Al from Comox, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Chicken Knob
Best months: 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
18° / 8°
18 wet
Feb
23° / 9°
16 wet
Mar
30° / 16°
18 wet
Apr
37° / 21°
15 wet
May
46° / 26°
16 wet
Jun
55° / 35°
16 wet
Jul
62° / 41°
13 wet
Aug
62° / 42°
11 wet
Sep
53° / 35°
12 wet
Oct
39° / 25°
15 wet
Nov
25° / 16°
19 wet
Dec
17° / 9°
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 6,348 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
