Mount Cook
- 7,037 ft
- summit
Mount Cook is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 7,040 ft (2,145 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 Blue River, about 5.9 miles north of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Don Nelson and Mount Nelson. For camping, Blue River 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
- 7,037 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Cook. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Cook
How tall is Mount Cook?
7,037 ft (2,145 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Cook?
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 Don NelsonSummit · ~3 min drive
- Mount NelsonSummit · ~5 min drive
- Mount St. AnneSummit · ~12 min drive
- Hellroar MountainSummit · ~12 min drive
- Parbury RidgeSummit · ~14 min drive
- Mount NetzelSummit · ~17 min drive
- Ptarmigan MountainSummit · ~19 min drive
- Wave Crest PeakSummit · ~19 min drive
- Mount CheadleSummit · ~23 min drive
- Murtle PeakSummit · ~24 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Boat DockBoat launch · ~25 min drive
- Monashee ChaletHut camping · ~26 min drive
- Fight Meadow via Phillip Lake and Fight LakeHiking · ~55 min drive
Majerus FallsWaterfall · ~58 min drivePhoto: User:Roland Neave, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Bar View CampgroundCamping · ~1h 5m drivePhoto: Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Mount Cook
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
14° / 4°
16 wet
Feb
20° / 6°
14 wet
Mar
28° / 13°
15 wet
Apr
36° / 20°
13 wet
May
44° / 26°
15 wet
Jun
54° / 34°
17 wet
Jul
60° / 40°
15 wet
Aug
61° / 40°
14 wet
Sep
51° / 33°
15 wet
Oct
35° / 21°
16 wet
Nov
20° / 11°
17 wet
Dec
11° / 2°
15 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 6,188 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
