Mount Sifton
- 9,505 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
Mount Sifton is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 9,500 ft (2,897 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 Little Sifton, Mount Rogers and Grizzly Mountain. For camping, Hermit Campground and Mount Sir Donald 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
- 9,505 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Sifton. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Sifton
How tall is Mount Sifton?
9,505 ft (2,897 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Sifton?
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 · ~6 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount AbbottSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount AftonSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Little SiftonSummit · ~1 min drive
- Grizzly MountainSummit · ~3 min drive
- Grant PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
- Fleming PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
- Swiss PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Hermit CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
Balu Pass TrailSki touring · ~5 min drivePhoto: Jack Borno, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bear Creek FallsWaterfall · ~9 min drive
- Loop Brook TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
Arthur O. Wheeler HutHut camping · ~10 min drivePhoto: Kelownian Pilot, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Mount Sifton
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
7° / -4°
19 wet
Feb
12° / -3°
16 wet
Mar
19° / 4°
20 wet
Apr
27° / 11°
15 wet
May
35° / 18°
16 wet
Jun
45° / 25°
18 wet
Jul
52° / 32°
15 wet
Aug
52° / 31°
14 wet
Sep
43° / 23°
14 wet
Oct
28° / 11°
17 wet
Nov
13° / 1°
20 wet
Dec
4° / -7°
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 8,829 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 700 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
