Mount Shelling
- 7,585 ft
- summit
- Aug
- best months
Mount Shelling is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 7,590 ft (2,312 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 Nakusp, about 12 miles northeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Herridge and Mount Leary. 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
- 7,585 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Shelling. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Shelling
How tall is Mount Shelling?
7,585 ft (2,312 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Shelling?
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 HerridgeSummit · ~4 min drive
- Mount LearySummit · ~4 min drive
- Mount BentonSummit · ~7 min drive
- Mount HohenleitnerSummit · ~9 min drive
- Mount IslipSummit · ~9 min drive
- Mount SteenhoffSummit · ~9 min drive
- Mount St. LeonSummit · ~11 min drive
- Kuskanax MountainSummit · ~13 min drive
- Mount AbrielSummit · ~14 min drive
- Mount SandersonSummit · ~15 min drive
Also worth it near here
Nakusp Hot Springs CampgroundCamping · ~11 min drivePhoto: Fil.Al from Comox, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Halfway Hot SpringsHot spring · ~17 min drivePhoto: GlobalGuyCanada, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ione FallsWaterfall · ~18 min drivePhoto: Jack Borno, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Little Wilson LakeBoat launch · ~19 min drive
- Nakusp_Municipal_BeachBeach · ~21 min drive
Best time to visit Mount Shelling
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° / 4°
18 wet
Feb
20° / 5°
15 wet
Mar
28° / 13°
18 wet
Apr
35° / 18°
14 wet
May
45° / 23°
15 wet
Jun
53° / 33°
16 wet
Jul
60° / 39°
13 wet
Aug
60° / 40°
11 wet
Sep
51° / 33°
12 wet
Oct
36° / 22°
15 wet
Nov
22° / 12°
19 wet
Dec
14° / 5°
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 6,998 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
