Sun Peak Mountain
- 7,802 ft
- summit
- Aug
- best months
Sun Peak Mountain is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 7,800 ft (2,378 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 Cherryville, about 17 miles east of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include The Pinnacles (North Peak), Pinnacle Peak and Mount Severide. For camping, Twin Lakes 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
- 7,802 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Sun Peak Mountain. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Sun Peak Mountain
How tall is Sun Peak Mountain?
7,802 ft (2,378 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Sun Peak 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.
Vidler Ridge PeakSummit · ~21 min drivePhoto: Jason Jackson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- The Pinnacles (North Peak)Summit · Next door
- Pinnacle PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
- Mount SeverideSummit · ~2 min drive
- The Pinnacles (South Peak)Summit · ~5 min drive
- Layer MountainSummit · ~6 min drive
- Boulder MountainSummit · ~6 min drive
- Lakeview MountainSummit · ~8 min drive
- Mount BeavenSummit · ~11 min drive
- Yeoward MountainSummit · ~12 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Keefer Lake LodgeHut camping · ~14 min drive
- Nakusp_Municipal_BeachBeach · ~32 min drive
- McDonald Creek Provincial ParkBoat launch · ~33 min drive
Ione FallsWaterfall · ~34 min drivePhoto: Jack Borno, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Nakusp Hot Springs CampgroundCamping · ~42 min drivePhoto: Fil.Al from Comox, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Sun Peak Mountain
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
16° / 5°
18 wet
Feb
21° / 7°
16 wet
Mar
28° / 13°
18 wet
Apr
36° / 18°
15 wet
May
45° / 24°
16 wet
Jun
54° / 33°
16 wet
Jul
60° / 38°
13 wet
Aug
61° / 39°
11 wet
Sep
52° / 32°
12 wet
Oct
37° / 23°
15 wet
Nov
23° / 13°
19 wet
Dec
15° / 6°
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 7,011 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
