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New South Wales · AustraliaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Lees Mountain

1,130 m
Elevation1,130 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation7.1 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul8°average high
33.40° S, 148.94° EElevation 1,130 mUTC+11 · Australian Eastern Daylight Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,130 m
  • Mid-mountain980 m
  • Valley · Borenore821 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Lees Mountain in brief

Lees Mountain rises to 1,130 m, New South Wales, Australia.

At the summit, January is the mildest month with average highs of 25°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Borenore, 19 km to the N at 821 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,130 m · 3,707 ft
Region
New South Wales
Country
Australia
Coordinates
-33.3975, 148.9395
Nearest airport
Bathurst Airport (BHS) · 66 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 Lees Mountain by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°25°14°Jan24°14°Feb21°11°Mar17°7°Apr13°4°May9°2°Jun8°1°Jul10°1°Aug13°3°Sep16°6°Oct20°9°Nov23°12°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Lees Mountain by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high25°24°21°17°13°9°8°10°13°16°20°23°
Average low14°14°11°7°4°2°1°1°3°6°9°12°
Precipitation58 mm70 mm48 mm42 mm54 mm73 mm80 mm76 mm62 mm73 mm72 mm78 mm
Cloud cover23%24%23%27%35%43%41%36%31%30%31%28%
Daylight14h 0813h 1812h 2011h 1710h 259h 5710h 0810h 5111h 5112h 5213h 5014h 21
Month score848187845733313555728079

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level4,100 m4,050 m3,600 m3,000 m2,450 m2,000 m1,800 m1,950 m2,350 m2,850 m3,350 m3,750 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Lees Mountain in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Australia
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Mount Canobolas1,397 m–7.1 km NE7°
Young Man Canobola1,330 m–7.4 km NE7°
Columbine Mountain874 m–8.5 km SW10°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

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Borenore

New South Wales · 19 km N
18°Oct high
8wet days
81score
Borenore
Orange
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Orange

New South Wales · 20 km NE
18°Oct high
8wet days
78score
Orange
Spring Hill
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Spring Hill

New South Wales · 20 km E
17°Oct high
8wet days
75score
Spring Hill
Cudal
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Cudal

New South Wales · 22 km NW
21°Oct high
9wet days
79score
Cudal
Around here

Borenore and around

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Borenore

New South Wales · Australia
Apr · Oct · Decbest months
10°July high
821 maltitude
Borenore

Nature

Lake Canobolas
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8.9 km SE

Lake Canobolas

Lake · 909 m
Lake Canobolas
Borenore Caves
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4.6 km W

Borenore Caves

Cave
Borenore Caves
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5.9 km W

Long Cave

Cave
Long Cave

Mountains

Mount Canobolas
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12 km S

Mount Canobolas

1,397 m · Great Dividing Range
Mount Canobolas
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12 km S

Young Man Canobola

1,330 m
Young Man Canobola
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25 km SW

Columbine Mountain

874 m
Columbine Mountain

Heritage

Cook Park, Orange
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11 km SE

Cook Park, Orange

Heritage Act — State Heritage Register · 1873
Cook Park, Orange
Union Bank of Australia building, Orange
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12 km SE

Union Bank of Australia building, Orange

Heritage Act — State Heritage Register · 1857
Union Bank of Australia building, Orange
Duntryleague with Lodge, Park, Gates and former Stables, Woodward St, Orange, NSW, Australia
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10 km SE

Duntryleague with Lodge, Park, Gates and former Stables, Woodward St, Orange, NSW, Australia

Heritage Act — State Heritage Register
Duntryleague with Lodge, Park, Gates and former Stables, Woodward St, Orange, NSW, Australia