Mt. Waddington
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Coast Mountains · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Mt. Waddington is a 13,186 ft summit in the Coast Mountains (Canada). PeakAtlas rates it alpine technical (Technical alpine); best season is Jul–Aug. No special summit permit. Typical staging is Tatla Lake (70 mi). PeakAtlas lists 1 OpenStreetMap lodging pin near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 13,186 ft
- Prominence
- 10,789 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Alpine technical
- Best season
- Jul–Aug
- Permits
- No special summit permit
- Staging
- Tatla Lake · 70 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 1 OSM place
- Listed trails
- 2
As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Mt. Waddington, and what do you need before you go?
Mt. Waddington is listed as Technical alpine with a best season of Jul–Aug. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Technical alpine
- Best season
- Jul–Aug
- Access / staging
- Tatla Lake, British Columbia
How tall is Mt. Waddington, and where is it?
- Location
- British Columbia, Canada
- Elevation
- 13,186 ft
- Prominence
- 10,789 ft
- Mountain range
- Coast Mountains
- Difficulty
- Technical alpine
What makes Mt. Waddington notable?
British Columbia’s highest peak, remote Coast Range alpine.
The highest peak entirely in British Columbia, a remote Coast Mountains giant of ice and granite.
After you check trip readiness for Mt. Waddington, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Coast Mountains, British Columbia, Canada.
Closest places
- Tatla Lake — British Columbia via Hwy 20
Notable trails & routes
- Tiedemann Glacier
- Southeast Spur