Mount Shaughnessy
- 9,035 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
Mount Shaughnessy is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 9,040 ft (2,754 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 Hermit Mountain, Truda Peaks and Swiss Peak. For camping, Hermit 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
- 9,035 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Shaughnessy. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Shaughnessy
How tall is Mount Shaughnessy?
9,035 ft (2,754 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Shaughnessy?
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 RogersSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Marcin Chady, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount TupperSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cheops MountainSummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Hermit MountainSummit · ~1 min drive
- Truda PeaksSummit · ~1 min drive
- Swiss PeakSummit · ~1 min drive
- Fleming PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
- Grant PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
- The HermitSummit · ~4 min drive
- Mount SiftonSummit · ~4 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Hermit CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Bear Creek FallsWaterfall · ~7 min drive
Balu Pass TrailSki touring · ~8 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)- Avalanche Crest TrailHiking · ~12 min drive
Best time to visit Mount Shaughnessy
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
10° / -1°
19 wet
Feb
15° / 0°
16 wet
Mar
23° / 7°
20 wet
Apr
31° / 14°
15 wet
May
39° / 21°
16 wet
Jun
49° / 28°
18 wet
Jul
56° / 35°
15 wet
Aug
56° / 34°
14 wet
Sep
46° / 27°
14 wet
Oct
31° / 15°
17 wet
Nov
16° / 4°
20 wet
Dec
7° / -4°
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 7,940 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 1,100 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
