Mount Pinkerton
- 5,863 ft
- summit
Mount Pinkerton is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 5,860 ft (1,787 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 Barkerville, about 4.7 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Amador, Quesnel Highland and Mount Burns. For camping, Lowhee Campground and Forest Rose Campground are 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
- 5,863 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Pinkerton. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Pinkerton
How tall is Mount Pinkerton?
5,863 ft (1,787 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Pinkerton?
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 AmadorSummit · ~3 min drive
- Quesnel HighlandSummit · ~4 min drive
- Mount BurnsSummit · ~4 min drive
- Elk MountainSummit · ~5 min drive
- Richfield MountainSummit · ~5 min drive
- Cow MountainSummit · ~5 min drive
- Mount AgnesSummit · ~6 min drive
- Mount Van WinkleSummit · ~7 min drive
- Bald MountainSummit · ~8 min drive
- Grub MountainSummit · ~8 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Meadows TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
Cariboo FallsWaterfall · ~32 min drivePhoto: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Quesnel Forks Recreation SiteCamping · ~44 min drivePhoto: Crusty Da Klown, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Gerry's Choice 2Cross-country skiing · ~53 min drive
- Dragon Lake Boat LaunchBoat launch · ~57 min drive
Best time to visit Mount Pinkerton
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
18° / 7°
14 wet
Feb
24° / 9°
11 wet
Mar
30° / 15°
13 wet
Apr
38° / 21°
11 wet
May
48° / 28°
16 wet
Jun
57° / 36°
18 wet
Jul
62° / 41°
17 wet
Aug
61° / 40°
14 wet
Sep
53° / 34°
14 wet
Oct
39° / 24°
15 wet
Nov
25° / 12°
15 wet
Dec
17° / 5°
14 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 5,564 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
