BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Monashee Lake Trail Head
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Elevation
- 4,413 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Cherryville
- Activities
- Hiking, Camping
About
Altitude: 2015 m, Elevation Gain; 700 m, Hiking Time: +/- 5hrs, Hiking Distance: 9.5 km. The trail starts by the south end of the Mark Berger Traverse and follow the red diamond sign markers. The trail goes through a meadow, cedar rain forest, and follows loose rock ramparts up along a dry creek bed for 400m, then switchbacks along a grassy slope to the lake. There is an optional add-on to the Sunny Peak +/- 2383 m summit with stunning views of the deep-blue Riloux Lake to the left. The hike is very steep from the rock ramparts on. The trail is +/- 9.0525 km.
Road access. First come, first served.
Getting there: Travel time: +/- 2hrs. from Vernon take Hwy 6 past Lumby for 66 km. Turn left 1.5 km past Goldpanner Cafe onto South Fork Forest Service Road. Drive past the Pinnacles Hiking Area sign post for about 24 km following Monashee Creek to reach the trailhead following the Monashee Lake signs. The road is passable for cars with good clearance.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 19° | -9° | 36° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 16° | -18° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 22° | -2° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 27° | 13° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 36° | 27° | 77° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 61° | 42° | 29° | 77° | 2 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 51° | 38° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 73° | 51° | 42° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 60° | 45° | 32° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 47° | 34° | 25° | 66° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 35° | 27° | 14° | 48° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 23° | 1° | 39° | 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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