Mount Simpson
- 8,491 ft
- summit
- Aug
- best months
Mount Simpson is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 8,490 ft (2,588 m) above sea level. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Banquo and Mount Fleance. Birnam Falls is within about 3 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
- 8,491 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Simpson. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Simpson
How tall is Mount Simpson?
8,491 ft (2,588 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Simpson?
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.
Eyebrow PeakSummit · ~17 min drivePhoto: Eggbones, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Karnak MountainSummit · ~20 min drivePhoto: Eggbones, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount BanquoSummit · ~3 min drive
- Mount FleanceSummit · ~4 min drive
- Mount MacbethSummit · ~6 min drive
- Mount Lady MacbethSummit · ~7 min drive
- Mount MacduffSummit · ~8 min drive
- B-Flat PeakSummit · ~9 min drive
- Emperor PeakSummit · ~11 min drive
- Ochre PeakSummit · ~11 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Birnam FallsWaterfall · ~3 min drive
- Glacier Creek Regional ParkCamping · ~13 min drive
- Jumbo Pass HutHut camping · ~16 min drive
Mount Farnham: Farnham N Trail to 6,900 ft (from Horsethief Creek Forest Service Road road end)Mountaineering · ~31 min drivePhoto: Eternalsleeper at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Mount Simpson
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
13° / 1°
16 wet
Feb
18° / 3°
15 wet
Mar
24° / 9°
16 wet
Apr
31° / 16°
13 wet
May
39° / 21°
13 wet
Jun
49° / 30°
16 wet
Jul
58° / 37°
13 wet
Aug
58° / 36°
12 wet
Sep
48° / 29°
12 wet
Oct
33° / 16°
14 wet
Nov
18° / 4°
17 wet
Dec
9° / -2°
16 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 7,946 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 500 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
