Placer Mountain
- 7,254 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Placer Mountain is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 7,250 ft (2,211 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 Hedley, about 22 miles southwest of the summit. For camping, Placer Lake Campsite 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
- 7,254 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Placer Mountain. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Placer Mountain
How tall is Placer Mountain?
7,254 ft (2,211 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Placer Mountain?
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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Also worth it near here
- Placer Lake CampsiteCamping · ~6 min drive
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- Similkameen FallsWaterfall · ~12 min drive
Cathedral Lakes Trail #545Hiking · ~25 min drivePhoto: Aaron, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
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Best time to visit Placer Mountain
Best months: July–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
22° / 10°
15 wet
Feb
25° / 11°
12 wet
Mar
30° / 14°
14 wet
Apr
36° / 19°
11 wet
May
44° / 24°
11 wet
Jun
53° / 31°
11 wet
Jul
61° / 37°
8 wet
Aug
62° / 38°
9 wet
Sep
54° / 32°
8 wet
Oct
41° / 23°
11 wet
Nov
27° / 12°
16 wet
Dec
20° / 7°
15 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 6,873 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
