The Owls
- 8,924 ft
- summit
The Owls is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 8,920 ft (2,720 m) above sea level. It stands inside Garibaldi Provincial Park. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Armchair Traverse and Mount Weart Route. The nearest town is Whistler, about 8.6 miles northeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Weart, Mount Moe and Mount Cook. Wedgemount Falls is within about 3 miles. For camping, Riverside Dispersed Camping 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
- 8,924 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of The Owls. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about The Owls
How tall is The Owls?
8,924 ft (2,720 m).
Is there a trail to the top of The Owls?
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 WeartSummit · Next doorPhoto: Tim Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lesser Wedge MountainSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Wedge MountainSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Kilrogg, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount NealSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Martin Bravenboer, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Blackcomb PeakSummit · ~13 min drivePhoto: Marmote (talk)., CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Shudder MountainSummit · ~13 min drivePhoto: kyhuskers2, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tremor MountainSummit · ~14 min drivePhoto: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount MoeSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Martin Bravenboer, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount CookSummit · ~2 min drive
- Oasis MountainSummit · ~3 min drive
Also worth it near here
Mount Weart RouteHiking · Next doorPhoto: gmariusica, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Wedgemount HutHut camping · ~3 min drivePhoto: Laplumetech, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Wedge Mountain: West Ridge Route (from Wedge Creek Forest Service Road road end)Mountaineering · ~7 min drivePhoto: Kilrogg, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lost Lake BeachBeach · ~13 min drivePhoto: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Molly Hogan TrailMountain biking · ~13 min drive
Best time to visit The Owls
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
13° / 2°
16 wet
Feb
17° / 4°
13 wet
Mar
22° / 9°
15 wet
Apr
28° / 13°
12 wet
May
35° / 18°
13 wet
Jun
45° / 26°
13 wet
Jul
52° / 33°
10 wet
Aug
53° / 33°
8 wet
Sep
46° / 27°
10 wet
Oct
30° / 16°
14 wet
Nov
17° / 7°
18 wet
Dec
10° / 0°
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 8,064 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
