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

Mount Townsend

2,209 mSnow likely Jun–Aug

Elevation2,209 mabove sea level

Prominence189 mindependent height

Isolation4.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul1°average high

36.42° S, 148.27° EElevation 2,209 mUTC+11 · Australian Eastern Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,209 m
Mid-mountain1,790 m
Valley · Thredbo1,365 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Townsend in brief

Mount Townsend rises to 2,209 m in the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 189 m.

At the summit, January is the mildest month with average highs of 18°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Thredbo, 11 km to the S at 1,365 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,209 m · 7,247 ft
Prominence: 189 m
Range: Snowy Mountains
Region: New South Wales
Country: Australia
Coordinates: -36.4167, 148.2667
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 Mount Townsend by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Townsend by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	18°	18°	15°	10°	6°	2°	1°	2°	6°	10°	13°	16°
Average low	6°	6°	4°	1°	-2°	-4°	-6°	-5°	-3°	-1°	2°	4°
Precipitation	103 mm	103 mm	96 mm	100 mm	125 mm	165 mm	165 mm	196 mm	171 mm	172 mm	162 mm	156 mm
Cloud cover	29%	30%	30%	36%	46%	54%	52%	49%	44%	39%	39%	36%
Daylight	14h 22	13h 26	12h 22	11h 11	10h 13	9h 41	9h 53	10h 42	11h 49	12h 58	14h 02	14h 37
Month score	72	71	57	30	18	15	16	17	19	21	38	52

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 Jun–Aug

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,100 m	4,100 m	3,650 m	3,050 m	2,550 m	2,100 m	1,850 m	2,000 m	2,450 m	2,900 m	3,400 m	3,750 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

Mount Townsend in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Australia

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Kosciuszko	2,228 m	2,228 m	4.4 km S	-1°
Mount Twynam	2,195 m	155 m	5.0 km NE	-1°
Rams Head	2,190 m	–	7.8 km S	-1°
Etheridge Ridge	2,180 m	–	4.7 km S	-1°
Baldwin's Peak	2,180 m	–	4.7 km S	-1°
Carruthers Peak	2,145 m	85 m	2.4 km E	0°
Mount Tate	2,068 m	188 m	11 km NE	0°
Gungartan	2,068 m	248 m	20 km NE	1°