Mount Benton
- 7,415 ft
- summit
- Aug
- best months
Mount Benton is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 7,410 ft (2,260 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 Nakusp, about 13 miles northeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Hohenleitner. 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
- 7,415 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Benton. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Benton
How tall is Mount Benton?
7,415 ft (2,260 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Benton?
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.
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- Mount SteenhoffSummit · ~14 min drive
- Mount JordanSummit · ~16 min drive
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- Mount St. LeonSummit · ~17 min drive
- Mount WilkieSummit · ~19 min drive
Also worth it near here
Nakusp Hot Springs CampgroundCamping · ~11 min drivePhoto: Fil.Al from Comox, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Nakusp_Municipal_BeachBeach · ~23 min drive
Halfway Hot SpringsHot spring · ~24 min drivePhoto: GlobalGuyCanada, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ione FallsWaterfall · ~25 min drivePhoto: Jack Borno, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Valhalla Mountain Touring LodgeHut camping · ~31 min drive
Best time to visit Mount Benton
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
15° / 4°
18 wet
Feb
21° / 5°
15 wet
Mar
28° / 13°
18 wet
Apr
36° / 18°
14 wet
May
45° / 23°
15 wet
Jun
55° / 34°
16 wet
Jul
61° / 40°
13 wet
Aug
61° / 40°
11 wet
Sep
52° / 32°
12 wet
Oct
37° / 21°
15 wet
Nov
22° / 11°
19 wet
Dec
13° / 3°
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 6,857 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
