Mount John Carter
- 8,563 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Mount John Carter is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 8,560 ft (2,610 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 Harrop, about 11 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Outlook Mountain, Sunset Mountain and The Pyramids. 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
- 8,563 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount John Carter. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount John Carter
How tall is Mount John Carter?
8,563 ft (2,610 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount John Carter?
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.
- Continental Mountain6,677 ft · Idaho1 route56 mi away
- Shorty Peak6,519 ft · Idaho1 route60 mi away
Mount Farnham11,460 ft · British Columbia, Canada1 route60 mi awayPhoto: Eternalsleeper at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Sherlock Peak6,364 ft · Washington1 route62 mi away
- Red Top6,273 ft · Idaho1 route62 mi away
- Cutoff Peak6,847 ft · Idaho1 route64 mi away
- Outlook MountainSummit · ~1 min drive
- Sunset MountainSummit · ~1 min drive
- The PyramidsSummit · ~3 min drive
- Mount GiegerichSummit · ~3 min drive
- The BattleshipSummit · ~3 min drive
- Esmeralda PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
- Giants KneecapSummit · ~3 min drive
- Nansen MountainSummit · ~4 min drive
- Cond PeakSummit · ~4 min drive
- Kokanee PeakSummit · ~5 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Keyhole TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
Kokanee Glacier CabinHut camping · ~4 min drivePhoto: aoiaio, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Broken Falls CascadeWaterfall · ~14 min drive
Slocan BeachBeach · ~22 min drivePhoto: aoiaio, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Silverton Campground - LakesideCamping · ~28 min drivePhoto: Sebb, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Mount John Carter
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
12° / 0°
18 wet
Feb
18° / 3°
16 wet
Mar
24° / 10°
18 wet
Apr
32° / 15°
14 wet
May
41° / 20°
13 wet
Jun
51° / 30°
15 wet
Jul
58° / 36°
12 wet
Aug
59° / 36°
11 wet
Sep
49° / 28°
12 wet
Oct
34° / 17°
14 wet
Nov
18° / 6°
19 wet
Dec
10° / -1°
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 8,064 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
