Columbia Mountain Loop

Columbia Mountain Loop: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Columbia Mountain Loop

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Columbia Mountain Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.62006, -118.48627. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Columbia Mountain Loop

• Sherman Peak · viewpoint · Ferry · ~3 km · Must-see
• Colville National Forest · sanctuary · Ferry · ~8 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Mountain · viewpoint · Ferry · ~21 km · Must-see
• Curlew Lake State Park · lake · Ferry · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kettle Falls Historical Center · waterfall · Stevens · ~34 km · Must-see
• Maple Mountain · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Roosevelt · lake · Ferry · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wauconda Summit · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pierre Lake · lake · Stevens · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lamar Lake · lake · Stevens · ~52 km · Must-see
• Vulcan Mountain · viewpoint · Ferry · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bonaparte Lake Dam · lake · Okanogan · ~58 km · Must-see
• Boundary Falls · waterfall · Alberta · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Bonaparte · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Christina Lake Provincial Park · lake · Regional District of Kootenay Boundary · ~64 km · Must-see
• Clark Lake · lake · Ferry · ~64 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~69 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Okanogan · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Columbia Mountain Loop

Other treks near Columbia Mountain Loop

• Columbia Mountain Spur · trek · Ferry · ~0 km
• Sherman Pass · trek · Ferry · ~2 km
• Sherman Tie · trek · Ferry · ~3 km
• Jungle Hill · trek · Ferry · ~4 km
• Sherman · trek · Ferry · ~4 km
• Wapaloosie · trek · Ferry · ~7 km
• Edds Mountain Trail · trek · Ferry · ~9 km
• Kettle Crest Trail South · trek · Ferry · ~10 km
• Marcus · trek · Ferry · ~11 km
• Barnaby Buttes · trek · Ferry · ~13 km

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