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MONICA MEADOWS
Monica Meadows is about six kilometers north of
Jumbo Pass
in the Purcell Range of British Columbia. Access to Monica Meadows
is via the north end of Kootenay Lake.
The trailhead, elevation
1810 meters, is reached after about an hour of logging road travel
up Glacier Creek. We did this hike in August 2000.
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Relaxing in the meadows [239 Kb]
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Like the Jumbo Pass trail, the Monica Meadows trail
starts ascending through subalpine forest. The lower meadows
are reached after about three kilometers near a good camping spot.
A faint trail continues up through the meadows passing stands
of alpine larch along the way. From the upper meadows,
elevation 2285 meters, one
can wonder in just about any direction. Several alpine lakes lie
just a few hundred meters to the east.
Out of site, but just four kilometers beyond the ridge to the east,
lies Lake of the Hanging Glacier.
Views to the west are dominated by Mount Macduff, Mount Macbeth,
and Mount Lady Macbeth, behind which lies the Macbeth Icefield.
One can also continue over a low ridge to the
northwest to another alpine basin, with Mount Monica directly to
the north. Given sufficient time, one could continue on
over Starbird Pass for more views to the east.
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Monica Meadows [250 Kb]
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On the trail [222 Kb]
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