BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Chist Creek
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 801 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Kitimat
- Activities
- Picnicking, Climbing, Camping
About
A small recreation site and day use area adjacent to an area that provides a number of excellent rock climbing and bouldering opportunities.
Note: No water is available at the site.
Road access. Maintained to Recreation Sites and Trails BC standards by a partner or contractor. Facilities on file: toilets, picnic tables, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: Turn east off of Highway 37, across from the Onion Lake Ski Trails, onto the North Kitimat Mainline road, 29 km. north of Kitimat. Follow the mainline for approximately 2 km and turn left. Keep to the left at the next intersection and continue along for approximately 1 km. At the next main intersection turn right and follow along for .6 km. to the site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | -23° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 26° | -11° | 45° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 30° | 10° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 33° | 12° | 63° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 42° | 32° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 58° | 46° | 41° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 64° | 53° | 46° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 66° | 55° | 47° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 61° | 48° | 36° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 46° | 38° | 26° | 70° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 31° | 18° | 47° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 27° | -15° | 41° | 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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