Ross Peak
- 7,621 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
Ross Peak is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 7,620 ft (2,323 m) above sea level. It stands inside Glacier National Park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Green, Mount Afton and Mount Abbott. For camping, Mount Sir Donald Campground and Loop Brook Campground 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
- 7,621 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Ross Peak. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Ross Peak
How tall is Ross Peak?
7,621 ft (2,323 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Ross Peak?
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.
Mount AftonSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount AbbottSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cheops MountainSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount GreenSummit · ~2 min drive
- The RampartSummit · ~4 min drive
- Mount BonneySummit · ~5 min drive
- Clarke PeakSummit · ~5 min drive
- Mount SwanzySummit · ~5 min drive
- The DomeSummit · ~5 min drive
- Cougar MountainSummit · ~5 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Mount Sir Donald CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- Loop Brook TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
Great Glacier TrailSki touring · ~5 min drivePhoto: Michael Cannon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Arthur O. Wheeler HutHut camping · ~6 min drivePhoto: Kelownian Pilot, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bear Creek FallsWaterfall · ~16 min drive
Best time to visit Ross Peak
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
14° / 4°
19 wet
Feb
19° / 5°
16 wet
Mar
26° / 11°
20 wet
Apr
34° / 19°
15 wet
May
42° / 25°
16 wet
Jun
52° / 32°
18 wet
Jul
60° / 39°
15 wet
Aug
60° / 38°
14 wet
Sep
50° / 30°
14 wet
Oct
35° / 18°
17 wet
Nov
19° / 8°
20 wet
Dec
11° / 1°
18 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 6,814 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 800 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
