Cougar Mountain
- 7,736 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
Cougar Mountain is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 7,740 ft (2,358 m) above sea level. It stands inside Glacier National Park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. Peaks within about 3 miles include Copper Peaks, Bagheera Mountain and Catamount Peak. For camping, Mount Sir Donald Campground and Loop Brook 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
- 7,736 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
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?
7,736 ft (2,358 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.
Cheops MountainSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount AftonSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount AbbottSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount BonneySummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount SwanzySummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: The Interior, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount RogersSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: Marcin Chady, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Eagle PeakSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bagheera MountainSummit · ~2 min drive
- Copper PeaksSummit · ~2 min drive
- Catamount PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Rockgarden TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Mount Sir Donald CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drive
Balu Pass TrailSki touring · ~9 min drivePhoto: Jack Borno, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Arthur O. Wheeler HutHut camping · ~10 min drivePhoto: Kelownian Pilot, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bear Creek FallsWaterfall · ~17 min drive
Best time to visit Cougar Mountain
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
16° / 5°
19 wet
Feb
20° / 6°
16 wet
Mar
27° / 12°
20 wet
Apr
35° / 20°
15 wet
May
43° / 26°
16 wet
Jun
53° / 33°
18 wet
Jul
61° / 40°
15 wet
Aug
61° / 39°
14 wet
Sep
51° / 31°
14 wet
Oct
36° / 19°
17 wet
Nov
21° / 9°
20 wet
Dec
12° / 2°
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 6,490 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 1,200 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
