Cougar Mountain
- 5,052 ft
- summit
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Cougar Mountain is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 5,050 ft (1,540 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 Whistler, about 5.9 miles north of the summit. Keyhole Fall and Lower Ziggurat Fall are within about 3 miles. For camping, Riverside Dispersed Camping and Riverside Resort 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
- 5,052 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Cougar Mountain. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Cougar Mountain
How tall is Cougar Mountain?
5,052 ft (1,540 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Cougar 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 MoeSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: Martin Bravenboer, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Wedge MountainSummit · ~11 min drivePhoto: Kilrogg, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lesser Wedge MountainSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Whistler MountainSummit · ~17 min drivePhoto: Waqcku at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount NealSummit · ~17 min drivePhoto: Martin Bravenboer, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Little WhistlerSummit · ~17 min drivePhoto: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piccolo SummitSummit · ~18 min drivePhoto: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tremor MountainSummit · ~18 min drivePhoto: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Flute SummitSummit · ~19 min drivePhoto: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Rethel MountainSummit · ~8 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Riverside Dispersed CampingCamping · ~3 min drive
- Wedge Mountain: West Ridge Route (from Wedge Creek Forest Service Road road end)Mountaineering · ~4 min drivePhoto: Kilrogg, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Molly Hogan TrailMountain biking · ~8 min drive
Wedgemount HutHut camping · ~8 min drivePhoto: Laplumetech, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lost Lake BeachBeach · ~9 min drivePhoto: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Cougar Mountain
Best months: July–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
25° / 14°
16 wet
Feb
29° / 16°
13 wet
Mar
33° / 20°
15 wet
Apr
39° / 25°
12 wet
May
47° / 29°
13 wet
Jun
56° / 37°
13 wet
Jul
64° / 44°
10 wet
Aug
64° / 44°
8 wet
Sep
57° / 38°
10 wet
Oct
42° / 28°
14 wet
Nov
28° / 18°
18 wet
Dec
22° / 12°
15 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 4,846 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
