Insect Peak
- 8,081 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Insect Peak is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 8,080 ft (2,463 m) above sea level. It stands inside Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Silverton, about 10 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Hampshire Mountain, Virgil Mountain and Mount Fennell. For camping, Kaslo Lake Campground 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
- 8,081 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Insect Peak. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Insect Peak
How tall is Insect Peak?
8,081 ft (2,463 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Insect 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 Farnham11,460 ft · British Columbia, Canada1 route57 mi awayPhoto: Eternalsleeper at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Continental Mountain6,677 ft · Idaho1 route62 mi away
- Shorty Peak6,519 ft · Idaho1 route66 mi away
- Sherlock Peak6,364 ft · Washington1 route67 mi away
- Red Top6,273 ft · Idaho1 route68 mi away
- Hall Mountain6,326 ft · Washington2 routes70 mi away
- Hampshire MountainSummit · Next door
- Virgil MountainSummit · ~2 min drive
- Mount FennellSummit · ~2 min drive
- Mount RetallackSummit · ~2 min drive
- Paupo MountainSummit · ~3 min drive
- Granite KnobSummit · ~3 min drive
- Boomerang MountainSummit · ~4 min drive
- Mount RevellSummit · ~4 min drive
- Blacktail MountainSummit · ~4 min drive
- Tanal PeakSummit · ~5 min drive
Also worth it near here
Kokanee Glacier CabinHut camping · ~7 min drivePhoto: aoiaio, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Broken Falls CascadeWaterfall · ~8 min drive
- Keyhole TrailHiking · ~11 min drive
Silverton Campground - LakesideCamping · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sebb, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Silverton Boat LaunchBoat launch · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sebb, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Insect 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
14° / 2°
18 wet
Feb
19° / 5°
16 wet
Mar
26° / 12°
18 wet
Apr
34° / 17°
14 wet
May
43° / 22°
13 wet
Jun
53° / 32°
15 wet
Jul
60° / 38°
12 wet
Aug
60° / 38°
11 wet
Sep
51° / 30°
12 wet
Oct
35° / 19°
14 wet
Nov
20° / 8°
19 wet
Dec
11° / 0°
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 7,543 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 500 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
