Discovery Hill
- 6,755 ft
- summit
- BC Parks
- managed by
- Aug
- best months
Discovery Hill is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 6,760 ft (2,059 m) above sea level. It stands inside Wells Gray Provincial Park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Clearwater, about 16 miles northeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Table Mountain and Trophy Mountain. For camping, Sheila Lake Wilderness Campsite and Phillip Lake Wilderness Campsite 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
- 6,755 ft
- Land manager
- BC Parks
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Discovery Hill. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Discovery Hill
How tall is Discovery Hill?
6,755 ft (2,059 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Discovery Hill?
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.
Trophy MountainSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: User:Roland Neave, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Raft MountainSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Pyramid MountainSummit · ~28 min drivePhoto: Uli Harder, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Kostal ConeSummit · ~42 min drivePhoto: nass5518, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Flourmill CentreSummit · ~45 min drivePhoto: User:Roland Neave, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Table MountainSummit · ~3 min drive
- Long HillSummit · ~7 min drive
- Mount PhilipSummit · ~8 min drive
- Little HillSummit · ~8 min drive
- Buck HillSummit · ~12 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Phillip Lake TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
Silvertip FallsWaterfall · ~10 min drivePhoto: ChickenChocken, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Fight Lake Public CabinHut camping · ~11 min drive
- Ridge RunCross-country skiing · ~23 min drive
Clearwater Valley ResortCamping · ~26 min drivePhoto: Kiyoteru Awaji, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Discovery Hill
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
13° / 1°
14 wet
Feb
20° / 5°
13 wet
Mar
28° / 11°
15 wet
Apr
36° / 18°
13 wet
May
46° / 24°
16 wet
Jun
55° / 34°
17 wet
Jul
60° / 38°
14 wet
Aug
61° / 38°
12 wet
Sep
51° / 31°
14 wet
Oct
36° / 20°
15 wet
Nov
21° / 9°
17 wet
Dec
11° / 0°
16 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 6,430 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
