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Whistling Valley
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 12–17 °C (54–63 °F)
- J-9°-17°70
- F-6°-15°50
- M-2°-11°49
- A3°-6°62
- M8°-2°100
- J13°2°131
- J17°6°104
- A17°5°97
- S12°1°86
- O4°-7°66
- N-5°-14°77
- D-11°-19°67
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
- 16 km · 10 mi (Parks Canada route geometry)
- Source
- Parks Canada Trails APCA (Open Government Licence – Canada)
- French name
- Vallée Whistling
- Mountain range
- Ball Range (Southern Continental Ranges › Canadian Rockies; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 28 km W of Banff (Alberta) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Banff National Park
- Connects to
- Ball Pass (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Alberta
- Continent
- North America
- Route centre
- 51.1365, -115.9568
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.
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