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Vermilion Peak Route

On Vermilion Peak, Ball Range

Local route3.8 km · 2.4 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Ochre Creek 0.9 mi · 1.5 kmExplore Vermilion Peak →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 11–21 °C (52–70 °F)

  1. J-6°-14°69
  2. F-3°-12°42
  3. M2°-8°39
  4. A6°-3°44
  5. M11°1°67
  6. J16°5°93
  7. J21°9°76
  8. A21°8°67
  9. S15°4°62
  10. O7°-4°52
  11. N-2°-11°71
  12. D-8°-16°65

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
3.8 km · 2.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Vermilion Peak (peak, 2,647 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Ball Range (Southern Continental Ranges › Canadian Rockies; GMBA)
Nearest town
30 km S of Lake Louise (Improvement District No. 9, Alberta) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Kootenay National Park
Best months
May–Sep
Country
Canada
Region
British Columbia
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
51.1591, -116.1321
Route start
51.1572, -116.1506
OpenStreetMap
relation 7490202
Official info
outdoor.rocks/
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Ochre Creek

0.9 mi · 1.5 km · Kootenay National Park

Numa Creek

1.9 mi · 3.0 km · Kootenay National Park

Tumbling Creek

2.0 mi · 3.2 km · Kootenay National Park

Vermilion River

2.2 mi · 3.5 km · Kootenay National Park

Rockwall Trail

2.4 mi · 3.8 km · Kootenay National Park

Tokumm Valley

3.5 mi · 5.7 km · Kootenay National Park

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