Sunset Mountain
- 8,553 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Sunset Mountain is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 8,550 ft (2,607 m) above sea level. It stands inside Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Harrop, about 11 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Outlook Mountain, Mount John Carter and Mount Giegerich. For camping, Kaslo Lake Campground and Six Mile Lakes Recreation Site 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
- 8,553 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Sunset Mountain. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Sunset Mountain
How tall is Sunset Mountain?
8,553 ft (2,607 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Sunset 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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- Outlook MountainSummit · Next door
- Mount John CarterSummit · ~1 min drive
- Mount GiegerichSummit · ~3 min drive
- Nansen MountainSummit · ~4 min drive
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- The BattleshipSummit · ~5 min drive
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Also worth it near here
- Keyhole TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
Kokanee Glacier CabinHut camping · ~5 min drivePhoto: aoiaio, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Broken Falls CascadeWaterfall · ~15 min drive
Slocan BeachBeach · ~21 min drivePhoto: aoiaio, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Nelson Camp GroundCamping · ~29 min drivePhoto: Rweactcm, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Sunset 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
14° / 2°
18 wet
Feb
19° / 5°
16 wet
Mar
26° / 11°
18 wet
Apr
33° / 17°
14 wet
May
43° / 22°
13 wet
Jun
52° / 31°
15 wet
Jul
60° / 38°
12 wet
Aug
60° / 37°
11 wet
Sep
51° / 29°
12 wet
Oct
35° / 19°
14 wet
Nov
20° / 8°
19 wet
Dec
11° / 0°
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 7,644 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 900 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
