The Witch Tower
- 8,642 ft
- summit
- Parks Canada
- managed by
The Witch Tower is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 8,640 ft (2,634 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. The nearest town is Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, about 18 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Fox, Hasler Peak and Mount Dawson. For camping, Sir Donald Backcountry 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
- 8,642 ft
- Land manager
- Parks Canada
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of The Witch Tower. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about The Witch Tower
How tall is The Witch Tower?
8,642 ft (2,634 m).
Is there a trail to the top of The Witch Tower?
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 TophamSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount AbbottSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount AftonSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: dvs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount FoxSummit · ~1 min drive
- Hasler PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
- Mount DawsonSummit · ~3 min drive
- Mount MacounSummit · ~3 min drive
- Feuz PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
- Youngs PeakSummit · ~3 min drive
- Mount SelwynSummit · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit The Witch Tower
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
11° / 0°
17 wet
Feb
16° / 1°
15 wet
Mar
23° / 8°
17 wet
Apr
31° / 15°
13 wet
May
39° / 22°
15 wet
Jun
48° / 29°
19 wet
Jul
56° / 36°
15 wet
Aug
56° / 35°
15 wet
Sep
47° / 27°
13 wet
Oct
31° / 14°
15 wet
Nov
16° / 4°
18 wet
Dec
8° / -3°
16 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 7,805 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
