Mount McGill
- 8,691 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
Mount McGill is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 8,690 ft (2,649 m) above sea level. It stands inside Glacier National 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 Copper Peaks, Bagheera Mountain and Cougar Mountain. For camping, Mount Sir Donald 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
- 8,691 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount McGill. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount McGill
How tall is Mount McGill?
8,691 ft (2,649 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount McGill?
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.
Cheops MountainSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount AftonSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount AbbottSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount BonneySummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount RogersSummit · ~13 min drivePhoto: Marcin Chady, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount SwanzySummit · ~13 min drivePhoto: The Interior, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount TupperSummit · ~14 min drivePhoto: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Copper PeaksSummit · Next door
- Bagheera MountainSummit · ~2 min drive
- Cougar MountainSummit · ~3 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Rockgarden TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
- Mount Sir Donald CampgroundCamping · ~8 min drive
Balu Pass TrailSki touring · ~11 min drivePhoto: Jack Borno, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Arthur O. Wheeler HutHut camping · ~12 min drivePhoto: Kelownian Pilot, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bear Creek FallsWaterfall · ~19 min drive
Best time to visit Mount McGill
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
13° / 2°
19 wet
Feb
18° / 4°
16 wet
Mar
25° / 10°
20 wet
Apr
33° / 17°
15 wet
May
41° / 24°
16 wet
Jun
50° / 31°
18 wet
Jul
58° / 38°
15 wet
Aug
58° / 37°
14 wet
Sep
48° / 29°
14 wet
Oct
33° / 17°
17 wet
Nov
18° / 7°
20 wet
Dec
10° / 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 7,192 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 1,500 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
