BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Kate Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Elevation
- 5,079 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Cherryville
- Activities
- Angling, Hiking, Camping
About
This is a small treed site with trail access.
Trail access only. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: The short walk-in trail is about 2.5 km long. This trail begins about 4.5 km in on the very rough 4WD road to Sugar Mountain. This road to the old Forest Service Lookout is accessed from 17km on the Kate Creek Forest Service Road. Caution- grizzly bear habitat.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 17° | -17° | 32° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 26° | 15° | -20° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 22° | 4° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 38° | 26° | 12° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 51° | 35° | 28° | 75° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 58° | 41° | 31° | 76° | 2 of 11 |
| July | 70° | 50° | 39° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 51° | 43° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 59° | 44° | 33° | 75° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 43° | 31° | 26° | 61° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 32° | 25° | 15° | 42° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 27° | 20° | -1° | 35° | 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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