Snowy Mountains · New South Wales · AustraliaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Etheridge Ridge

2,180 mSnow likely May–Sep

Elevation2,180 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation0.9 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul-1°average high

36.46° S, 148.27° EElevation 2,180 mUTC+11 · Australian Eastern Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,180 m
Mid-mountain1,770 m
Valley · Thredbo1,365 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Etheridge Ridge in brief

Etheridge Ridge rises to 2,180 m in the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.

At the summit, January is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights fall below freezing in 7 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from January to December.

The nearest town in the atlas is Thredbo, 6.1 km to the SE at 1,365 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,180 m · 7,152 ft
Range: Snowy Mountains
Region: New South Wales
Country: Australia
Coordinates: -36.4584, 148.2727
Nearest airport: Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport (OOM) · 65 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Etheridge Ridge by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Etheridge Ridge by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	17°	16°	13°	9°	5°	1°	-1°	1°	4°	8°	11°	14°
Average low	5°	5°	2°	-1°	-4°	-6°	-7°	-7°	-5°	-3°	0°	2°
Precipitation	111 mm	111 mm	102 mm	104 mm	130 mm	171 mm	169 mm	202 mm	180 mm	183 mm	175 mm	168 mm
Cloud cover	29%	31%	30%	35%	44%	49%	48%	45%	42%	38%	39%	36%
Daylight	14h 23	13h 26	12h 22	11h 11	10h 13	9h 41	9h 53	10h 42	11h 49	12h 58	14h 02	14h 37
Month score	62	60	47	27	19	17	18	19	20	22	29	43

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely May–Sep

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	3,800 m	3,750 m	3,350 m	2,750 m	2,250 m	1,800 m	1,550 m	1,700 m	2,150 m	2,600 m	3,100 m	3,450 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

Etheridge Ridge in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Australia

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Kosciuszko	2,228 m	2,228 m	0.9 km W	-1°
Mount Townsend	2,209 m	189 m	4.7 km N	1°
Mount Twynam	2,195 m	155 m	8.2 km NE	-1°
Rams Head	2,190 m	–	3.2 km S	-1°
Baldwin's Peak	2,180 m	–	under 100 m W	-1°
Carruthers Peak	2,145 m	85 m	5.8 km N	0°
Mount Tate	2,068 m	188 m	14 km NE	0°
Gungartan	2,068 m	248 m	23 km NE	1°