Hippo Peak
- 5,085 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Hippo Peak is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 5,090 ft (1,550 m) above sea level. It stands inside Tetrahedron Provincial Park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Port Mellon, about 8.4 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Steele, Raven Dance Peak and Mistie Peak. 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
- 5,085 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Hippo Peak. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Hippo Peak
How tall is Hippo Peak?
5,085 ft (1,550 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Hippo 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 SteeleSummit · ~1 min drive
- Raven Dance PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
- Mistie PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
- Mobius PeakSummit · ~4 min drive
- Tetrahedron PeakSummit · ~4 min drive
- Lynx PeakSummit · ~5 min drive
- Mount CrucilSummit · ~5 min drive
- Torus PeakSummit · ~5 min drive
- Rainy MountainSummit · ~6 min drive
- Euclid PeakSummit · ~6 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Mt Steele CabinHut camping · Next door
- Hemlock LoopCross-country skiing · ~10 min drive
Nine Mile PointCamping · ~13 min drivePhoto: Ken McMillan from Sechelt, BC, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Nine Mile Point BeachBeach · ~13 min drivePhoto: Ken McMillan from Sechelt, BC, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Burnett FallsWaterfall · ~15 min drivePhoto: Ken McMillan from Sechelt, BC, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Hippo 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
30° / 24°
19 wet
Feb
31° / 23°
15 wet
Mar
33° / 23°
18 wet
Apr
37° / 25°
14 wet
May
45° / 31°
13 wet
Jun
51° / 38°
13 wet
Jul
58° / 44°
8 wet
Aug
59° / 47°
8 wet
Sep
54° / 43°
9 wet
Oct
43° / 35°
17 wet
Nov
33° / 27°
20 wet
Dec
29° / 23°
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 4,587 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
