Rainbow Mountain
- 7,592 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Rainbow Mountain is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 7,590 ft (2,314 m) above sea level. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Rainbow Mountain West Route. The nearest town is Whistler, about 6.2 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Gin Peak, Puma South and Puma. For camping, Madeley Lake Campsite and Callaghan Lake are 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
- 7,592 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Rainbow Mountain. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Rainbow Mountain
How tall is Rainbow Mountain?
7,592 ft (2,314 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Rainbow 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.
Little WhistlerSummit · ~17 min drivePhoto: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piccolo SummitSummit · ~18 min drivePhoto: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Whistler MountainSummit · ~16 min drivePhoto: Waqcku at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Flute SummitSummit · ~19 min drivePhoto: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Gin PeakSummit · ~4 min drive
- Puma SouthSummit · ~4 min drive
- PumaSummit · ~5 min drive
- Mount SproattSummit · ~7 min drive
- Tonic PeakSummit · ~7 min drive
- TelemagiqueSummit · ~8 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Green MonsterMountain biking · ~7 min drive
Rainbow Lake TrailSki touring · ~7 min drivePhoto: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Alexander FallsWaterfall · ~8 min drivePhoto: Florian Fuchs, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Riverside Resort CampgroundCamping · ~9 min drive
- Sootip CabinHut camping · ~11 min drive
Best time to visit Rainbow 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
16° / 6°
16 wet
Feb
20° / 7°
13 wet
Mar
25° / 11°
15 wet
Apr
30° / 16°
11 wet
May
38° / 20°
13 wet
Jun
47° / 29°
13 wet
Jul
55° / 35°
9 wet
Aug
55° / 35°
8 wet
Sep
48° / 29°
10 wet
Oct
33° / 19°
14 wet
Nov
20° / 9°
18 wet
Dec
14° / 4°
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 7,224 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
