Mount McQuarrie
- 8,776 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Mount McQuarrie is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 8,780 ft (2,675 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 Kaslo, about 11 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Sunrise Mountain, Thornburg Knob and Evening Star Peak. Broken Falls Cascade is within about 3 miles. 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
- 8,776 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount McQuarrie. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount McQuarrie
How tall is Mount McQuarrie?
8,776 ft (2,675 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount McQuarrie?
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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- Red Top6,273 ft · Idaho1 route67 mi away
- Mission Mountain6,214 ft · Idaho1 route68 mi away
- Cutoff Peak6,847 ft · Idaho1 route69 mi away
- Sunrise MountainSummit · ~1 min drive
- Thornburg KnobSummit · ~2 min drive
- Evening Star PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
- Kyawats MountainSummit · ~2 min drive
- Mount KemballSummit · ~2 min drive
- Artist Point MountainSummit · ~3 min drive
- Moonlight PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
- Mount WoodburySummit · ~4 min drive
- Satisfaction PeakSummit · ~5 min drive
- Glacier View PeakSummit · ~6 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Broken Falls CascadeWaterfall · ~5 min drive
Kokanee Glacier CabinHut camping · ~10 min drivePhoto: aoiaio, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Keyhole TrailHiking · ~11 min drive
- 7-Mile Creek FSRCross-country skiing · ~17 min drive
Silverton Campground - LakesideCamping · ~25 min drivePhoto: Sebb, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Mount McQuarrie
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
17° / 3°
16 wet
Mar
24° / 9°
18 wet
Apr
31° / 15°
14 wet
May
40° / 19°
13 wet
Jun
50° / 29°
15 wet
Jul
58° / 36°
12 wet
Aug
58° / 36°
11 wet
Sep
48° / 28°
12 wet
Oct
33° / 17°
14 wet
Nov
18° / 6°
19 wet
Dec
9° / -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 8,219 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
