Gates Peak
- 7,864 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Gates Peak is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 7,860 ft (2,397 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 Líl̓wat / Mount Currie, about 10 miles northeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Gardiner, Cirque Peak and Mount Olds. Place Creek Falls and Whispering Falls are within about 3 miles. For camping, Valentine Lake is 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
- 7,864 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Gates Peak. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Gates Peak
How tall is Gates Peak?
7,864 ft (2,397 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Gates 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.
Mount MarriottSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Tim Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Joffre PeakSummit · ~17 min drivePhoto: McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount GardinerSummit · ~3 min drive
- Cirque PeakSummit · ~4 min drive
- Mount OldsSummit · ~4 min drive
- Mount OlegSummit · ~5 min drive
- Mouse's ToothSummit · ~6 min drive
- Nequatque MountainSummit · ~7 min drive
- Cayoosh MountainSummit · ~8 min drive
- Birkenhead PeakSummit · ~8 min drive
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Best time to visit Gates Peak
Best months: July–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
15° / 4°
16 wet
Feb
20° / 6°
13 wet
Mar
25° / 11°
15 wet
Apr
32° / 16°
12 wet
May
39° / 20°
13 wet
Jun
48° / 29°
13 wet
Jul
56° / 35°
10 wet
Aug
57° / 36°
8 wet
Sep
49° / 29°
10 wet
Oct
34° / 19°
14 wet
Nov
20° / 9°
18 wet
Dec
13° / 2°
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 7,231 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
