Mount Nelson
- 7,152 ft
- summit
- Aug
- best months
Mount Nelson is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 7,150 ft (2,180 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 Cherryville, about 22 miles north of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Mendela. 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
- 7,152 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Nelson. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Nelson
How tall is Mount Nelson?
7,152 ft (2,180 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Nelson?
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.
Vidler Ridge PeakSummit · ~24 min drivePhoto: Jason Jackson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount MendelaSummit · ~2 min drive
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Best time to visit Mount Nelson
Best months: 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
15° / 3°
16 wet
Feb
20° / 5°
14 wet
Mar
27° / 12°
16 wet
Apr
35° / 18°
14 wet
May
45° / 24°
16 wet
Jun
54° / 33°
17 wet
Jul
60° / 38°
13 wet
Aug
60° / 38°
11 wet
Sep
51° / 31°
13 wet
Oct
36° / 21°
15 wet
Nov
22° / 12°
19 wet
Dec
14° / 4°
17 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 6,955 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
