Emerald Glacier

Emerald Glacier: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Emerald Glacier

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Emerald Glacier — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.49997, -116.53551. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Emerald Glacier

• President Pass · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~1 km · Must-see
• Michael Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~3 km · Must-see
• McArthur Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~7 km · Must-see
• Isolated Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~7 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~8 km · Must-see
• Daly Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~8 km · Must-see
• Glacier des Poilus · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~10 km · Must-see
• Burgess Pass · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~10 km · Must-see
• Niles Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~11 km · Must-see
• Balfour Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lilliput Mountain · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sherbrooke Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 9 · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sherbrooke Lake · lake · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~14 km · Must-see
• Waputik Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~15 km · Must-see
• Paget Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~16 km · Must-see
• Vulture Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pulpit Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~17 km · Must-see
• Saint Nicholas Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~18 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Emerald Glacier

• President Pass · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~1 km · Must-see
• Michael Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~3 km · Must-see
• McArthur Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~7 km · Must-see
• Isolated Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~7 km · Must-see
• Daly Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~8 km · Must-see
• Glacier des Poilus · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~10 km · Must-see
• Burgess Pass · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~10 km · Must-see
• Niles Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~11 km · Must-see
• Balfour Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lilliput Mountain · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~13 km · Must-see

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