BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Eagle Pass Ridge
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,313 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Revelstoke
- Activities
- Hiking, Mountaineering, Viewing, Camping
About
EAGLE PASS FIRE LOOKOUT CLOSED
The lookout tower is unsafe for public use.
This large area has a historic fire lookout and trails which meanders over timbered slopes, sub-alpine and alpine terrain to up to an old Federal Government Fire lookout. Caution - grizzly bear habitat.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. First come, first served.
Getting there: Approx +/- 27 km from Sicamous or +/- 45 km from Revelstoke , then North onto Crazy Creek Forest Service Road for +/- 8.6 km and north again onto a logging road for +/- 5 km to the trail head. These are logging roads be cautious of industrial traffic and work. Logging activity as of June 2015 has improved access to the trail head.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17° | 7° | -31° | 24° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 15° | 5° | -27° | 28° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 25° | 12° | -9° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 28° | 16° | 1° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 41° | 26° | 13° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 46° | 31° | 21° | 65° | 10 of 11 |
| July | 58° | 40° | 30° | 75° | 2 of 11 |
| August | 60° | 40° | 30° | 74° | 4 of 11 |
| September | 48° | 33° | 24° | 64° | 9 of 11 |
| October | 31° | 22° | 13° | 54° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 22° | 15° | -2° | 34° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 17° | 9° | -15° | 26° | 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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