Near Glacier's Toe Trail and Battleship Viewpoint
The historic Slocan Chief Cabin, now a museum.
Near Glacier's Toe Trail and Battleship Viewpoint
Kokanee Glacier and the Sawtooth Range from the viewpoint far above Slocan Chief cabin.
Near Glacier's Toe Trail and Battleship Viewpoint
Alpine wildflowers in Kokanee Glacier Park.

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Glacier's Toe Trail and Battleship Viewpoint

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Trail to "The Battleship" viewpoint overlooking the Kokanee Glacier.
1.3
mi
Distance
2,034
ft
Gain
strenuous
Difficulty
Geologically SignificantHistoricalLakeViewsWildflowers

Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
1.31mi
Distance
2,034ft
Elevation Gain
0ft
Elevation Loss
50%
Max Grade
8,659ft
High Point
6,625ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
Starting from the Kaslo Lake campground, skirt the lake on the east side on the well-marked trail. At a signpost, turn east towards Slocan Chief cabin (now a museum) for about 1.5 km. On reaching the cabin, take the signed trail to the "toe of the glacier" and proceed to climb. As the trail braids and fades in and out on the scree, keep to the east side of the creek and glacier "toe", west side of the large rock outcropping called the Battleship. There is no climbing involved if one approaches the summit from the top of the glacier but any other approach seems extremely steep and inaccessible.

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