BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Pinnacle Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 5
- Hookups
- 5 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,705 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- West Kelowna
- Activities
- Angling, Camping
About
This recreation site features a subalpine hiking trail to Pinnacles Lake. For experienced hikers, many excursions can be taken from this lake.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: From West Kelowna, follow Hwy 97C 42 km west. Turn north (right) onto Sunset Main Rd. At the Stop sign, turn left and cross south under the Highway, and after the cattleguard, turn left again to get onto Bear Forest Service Road. Travel 6.4 km, then keep left again, and cross under Hwy 97C again to stay on Bear Forest Service Road. Drive 10.3 km more (mile marker 17) and turn left onto Hatheume Lake Forest Service Road. After another 2.4 km turn left into the access into Pinnacle Lake. From Kelowna, travel on to Westside Rd, left on Bear Main Forest Service Road. A note that at the 49 km mile marker from this direction, Bear Forest Service Road ends at km 49 and counts backwards from 22 km. 54 km from Westside Road, turn right onto Hatheume Forest Service Road, and after 2.4 km turn left into the access into Pinnacle Lake Rec Site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 20° | -12° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 16° | -10° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 20° | 4° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 26° | 17° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 34° | 25° | 75° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 59° | 40° | 30° | 76° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 71° | 48° | 37° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 50° | 42° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 61° | 44° | 32° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 45° | 33° | 24° | 66° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 34° | 25° | 13° | 45° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 21° | -19° | 40° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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