Mount Buchanan
- 8,950 ft
- summit
Mount Buchanan is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 8,950 ft (2,728 m) above sea level. It stands inside Kakwa Provincial Park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. Peaks within about 3 miles include Wallbridge Mountain. For camping, Broadview 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
- 8,950 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Buchanan. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Buchanan
How tall is Mount Buchanan?
8,950 ft (2,728 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Buchanan?
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.
- Wallbridge MountainSummit · ~5 min drive
- Wapiti MountainSummit · ~7 min drive
- Mount CrossSummit · ~7 min drive
- Bastille MountainSummit · ~8 min drive
- Mount Côté;Mount CoteSummit · ~9 min drive
- Broadview MountainSummit · ~10 min drive
- Wishaw MountainSummit · ~10 min drive
- Francis PeakSummit · ~12 min drive
- Idol PeakSummit · ~13 min drive
- Mount Ian MonroeSummit · ~14 min drive
Best time to visit Mount Buchanan
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. 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
6° / -4°
12 wet
Feb
12° / -2°
11 wet
Mar
20° / 4°
13 wet
Apr
28° / 12°
11 wet
May
36° / 19°
14 wet
Jun
45° / 25°
17 wet
Jul
51° / 32°
17 wet
Aug
51° / 31°
14 wet
Sep
41° / 24°
14 wet
Oct
28° / 12°
15 wet
Nov
12° / 0°
14 wet
Dec
4° / -6°
12 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 7,989 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 1,000 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
