Mount Wilkinson
- 8,471 ft
- summit
- Aug
- best months
Mount Wilkinson is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 8,470 ft (2,582 m) above sea level. It stands inside Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Kaslo, about 18 miles north of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Clark, Mount McLeod and Mount Beguin. For camping, Big Bar 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
- 8,471 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Wilkinson. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Wilkinson
How tall is Mount Wilkinson?
8,471 ft (2,582 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Wilkinson?
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 Wilkinson
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
14° / 2°
16 wet
Feb
18° / 3°
15 wet
Mar
25° / 10°
16 wet
Apr
32° / 16°
13 wet
May
39° / 22°
13 wet
Jun
49° / 29°
16 wet
Jul
58° / 37°
13 wet
Aug
58° / 36°
12 wet
Sep
49° / 29°
12 wet
Oct
34° / 16°
14 wet
Nov
19° / 5°
17 wet
Dec
11° / -1°
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 7,920 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
