Handcar Peak
- 7,664 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Handcar Peak is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 7,660 ft (2,336 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 Gold Bridge, about 22 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Faceless Mountain, Caboose Peak and Tender Mountain. 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
- 7,664 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Handcar Peak. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Handcar Peak
How tall is Handcar Peak?
7,664 ft (2,336 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Handcar 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.
Chipmunk Mountain East PeakSummit · ~13 min drivePhoto: Kevin Teague, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tenquille MountainSummit · ~13 min drivePhoto: Kevin Teague, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Faceless MountainSummit · ~1 min drive
- Caboose PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
- Tender MountainSummit · ~2 min drive
- Face MountainSummit · ~3 min drive
- Locomotive MountainSummit · ~3 min drive
- Railroad MountainSummit · ~5 min drive
- Mount SampsonSummit · ~5 min drive
- Boone’s PeakSummit · ~8 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Semaphore Lakes TrailSki touring · ~6 min drive
- Tenquille Lake CabinHut camping · ~14 min drive
- Li-Li-Kel Historic Mine Site TrailHiking · ~18 min drive
- Meager Creek Hot SpringHot spring · ~28 min drive
Keyhole Hot Springs Camp SiteCamping · ~29 min drivePhoto: JohnHarvey, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Handcar 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
16° / 5°
12 wet
Feb
21° / 6°
10 wet
Mar
25° / 11°
11 wet
Apr
31° / 16°
8 wet
May
39° / 22°
10 wet
Jun
48° / 29°
11 wet
Jul
57° / 36°
9 wet
Aug
57° / 36°
7 wet
Sep
50° / 29°
8 wet
Oct
34° / 19°
10 wet
Nov
20° / 9°
13 wet
Dec
14° / 3°
11 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 6,886 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 800 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
