The Hermit
- 8,422 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
The Hermit is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 8,420 ft (2,567 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 Tupper, Hermit Mountain and Truda Peaks. For camping, Hermit Campground and Illecillewaet 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
- 8,422 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of The Hermit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about The Hermit
How tall is The Hermit?
8,422 ft (2,567 m).
Is there a trail to the top of The Hermit?
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 TupperSummit · Next doorPhoto: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount RogersSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Marcin Chady, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount AbbottSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount AftonSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cheops MountainSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Hermit MountainSummit · ~3 min drive
- Truda PeaksSummit · ~3 min drive
- Grant PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
- Fleming PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
- Swiss PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Hermit CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
Balu Pass TrailSki touring · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jack Borno, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bear Creek FallsWaterfall · ~6 min drive
Arthur O. Wheeler HutHut camping · ~9 min drivePhoto: Kelownian Pilot, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Avalanche Crest TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
Best time to visit The Hermit
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
10° / -2°
19 wet
Feb
15° / 0°
16 wet
Mar
22° / 7°
20 wet
Apr
30° / 14°
15 wet
May
38° / 20°
16 wet
Jun
48° / 28°
18 wet
Jul
55° / 34°
15 wet
Aug
55° / 34°
14 wet
Sep
46° / 26°
14 wet
Oct
30° / 14°
17 wet
Nov
15° / 3°
20 wet
Dec
6° / -4°
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 8,068 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
