Mount Nelson
- 8,074 ft
- summit
Mount Nelson is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 8,070 ft (2,461 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 7.5 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Don Nelson and Mount Cook. 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
- 8,074 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?
8,074 ft (2,461 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.
- Mount Don NelsonSummit · ~5 min drive
- Mount CookSummit · ~5 min drive
- Mount St. AnneSummit · ~11 min drive
- Wave Crest PeakSummit · ~14 min drive
- Mount NetzelSummit · ~15 min drive
- Hellroar MountainSummit · ~17 min drive
- Murtle PeakSummit · ~19 min drive
- Parbury RidgeSummit · ~19 min drive
- Ptarmigan MountainSummit · ~22 min drive
- Northview PeakSummit · ~24 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Boat DockBoat launch · ~22 min drive
- Monashee ChaletHut camping · ~28 min drive
- Battle Mountain TrailHiking · ~52 min drive
Majerus FallsWaterfall · ~54 min drivePhoto: User:Roland Neave, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Bar View CampgroundCamping · ~1h drivePhoto: Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Mount Nelson
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
9° / -1°
16 wet
Feb
15° / 2°
14 wet
Mar
23° / 9°
15 wet
Apr
31° / 15°
13 wet
May
39° / 21°
15 wet
Jun
50° / 29°
17 wet
Jul
56° / 35°
15 wet
Aug
56° / 35°
14 wet
Sep
46° / 28°
15 wet
Oct
31° / 17°
16 wet
Nov
16° / 6°
17 wet
Dec
6° / -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 7,490 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
