Railroad Mountain
- 5,968 ft
- summit
- Recreation Sites and Trails BC
- managed by
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Railroad Mountain is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 5,970 ft (1,819 m) above sea level. It stands inside Semaphore Lakes Area Recreation Site. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Semaphore Lakes Trail. The nearest town is Gold Bridge, about 20 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Locomotive Mountain, Tender Mountain and Caboose Peak. For camping, Tenquille Lake 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
- 5,968 ft
- Land manager
- Recreation Sites and Trails BC
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Railroad Mountain. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Railroad Mountain
How tall is Railroad Mountain?
5,968 ft (1,819 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Railroad 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.
Chipmunk Mountain East PeakSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Kevin Teague, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tenquille MountainSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: Kevin Teague, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Locomotive MountainSummit · ~2 min drive
- Tender MountainSummit · ~3 min drive
- Caboose PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
- Face MountainSummit · ~3 min drive
- Faceless MountainSummit · ~4 min drive
- Boone’s PeakSummit · ~4 min drive
- Handcar PeakSummit · ~5 min drive
- Chipmunk Mountain West PeakSummit · ~6 min drive
Best time to visit Railroad 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
21° / 9°
12 wet
Feb
25° / 10°
10 wet
Mar
30° / 15°
11 wet
Apr
36° / 20°
8 wet
May
43° / 26°
10 wet
Jun
53° / 33°
11 wet
Jul
61° / 40°
9 wet
Aug
62° / 40°
7 wet
Sep
54° / 33°
8 wet
Oct
38° / 23°
10 wet
Nov
24° / 13°
13 wet
Dec
18° / 7°
11 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 5,761 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
