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Wenkchemna Pass

On Wenkchemna Peak, Bow Range

Trail8.4 km · 5.2 miBest Jul–Aug

Next nearby hike: Eiffel Lake 2.3 mi · 3.8 kmExplore Wenkchemna Peak →● Live cam 11 mi away

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jul–Aug · highs 14–14 °C (57–57 °F)

  1. J-13°-20°116
  2. F-10°-18°74
  3. M-5°-14°72
  4. A-1°-9°74
  5. M4°-5°105
  6. J9°-1°148
  7. J14°2°131
  8. A14°2°120
  9. S8°-2°101
  10. O0°-10°88
  11. N-9°-17°120
  12. D-15°-22°104

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

Length
8.4 km · 5.2 mi (Parks Canada route geometry)
Source
Parks Canada Trails APCA (Open Government Licence – Canada)
French name
Col Wenkchemna
Mountain
Wenkchemna Peak (peak; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Bow Range (Southern Continental Ranges › Canadian Rockies; GMBA)
Nearest town
13 km SW of Lake Louise (Improvement District No. 9, Alberta) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Banff National Park
Connects to
Eiffel Lake (at its start or end)
Best months
Jul–Aug
Live cam nearby
Live Streaming - Rimrock Banff, EMBLEMS Collection (Rimrock Banff, 11 mi · 18 km away)
Country
Canada
Region
British Columbia
Continent
North America
Route centre
51.3187, -116.2662
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 centre

Eiffel Lake

2.3 mi · 3.8 km · Banff National Park

Sentinel Pass

2.5 mi · 4.0 km · Banff National Park

Larch Valley

2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Banff National Park

Lake Oesa Route

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Yoho National Park

Opabin Highline

3.0 mi · 4.8 km · Yoho National Park

Yukness Ledges Alpine Route

3.0 mi · 4.9 km · Yoho National Park

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