Mount Van Winkle
- 5,597 ft
- summit
Mount Van Winkle is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 5,600 ft (1,706 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 8.5 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Grub Mountain. 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
- 5,597 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Van Winkle. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Van Winkle
How tall is Mount Van Winkle?
5,597 ft (1,706 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Van Winkle?
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.
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Best time to visit Mount Van Winkle
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
19° / 7°
14 wet
Feb
24° / 10°
11 wet
Mar
31° / 15°
13 wet
Apr
39° / 21°
11 wet
May
49° / 28°
16 wet
Jun
57° / 37°
18 wet
Jul
62° / 41°
17 wet
Aug
62° / 41°
14 wet
Sep
53° / 34°
14 wet
Oct
39° / 24°
15 wet
Nov
25° / 13°
15 wet
Dec
17° / 6°
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 5,446 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
