Park Ranges · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Chisel Peak

3,046 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation3,046 mabove sea level

Prominence726 mindependent height

Isolation5.9 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul12°average high

52.35° N, 117.83° WElevation 3,046 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,046 m
Mid-mountain2,450 m
Valley1,846 m

Freezing level in October: 2,100 m

iThe mountain

Chisel Peak in brief

Chisel Peak rises to 3,046 m in the Park Ranges, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 726 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 12°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to September.

Facts

Elevation: 3,046 m · 9,993 ft
Prominence: 726 m
Range: Park Ranges
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 52.3500, -117.8306
Nearest airport: Whitecourt Airport (YZU) · 241 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 Chisel Peak by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Chisel Peak by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-14°	-11°	-7°	-2°	3°	8°	12°	12°	7°	-2°	-11°	-16°
Average low	-19°	-18°	-15°	-10°	-5°	-1°	2°	2°	-3°	-10°	-16°	-21°
Precipitation	129 mm	79 mm	84 mm	69 mm	79 mm	117 mm	128 mm	122 mm	105 mm	118 mm	140 mm	125 mm
Cloud cover	55%	48%	47%	43%	42%	43%	35%	33%	41%	46%	55%	56%
Daylight	8h 13	9h 57	11h 49	13h 55	15h 44	16h 46	16h 19	14h 43	12h 42	10h 41	8h 47	7h 43
Month score	15	29	28	34	31	20	33	35	25	19	15	14

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 Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	500 m	800 m	1,400 m	2,150 m	2,850 m	3,550 m	4,150 m	4,150 m	3,350 m	2,100 m	1,000 m	250 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Chisel Peak in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Clemenceau	3,664 m	1,499 m	14 km SW	6°
Mount Fryatt	3,361 m	1,608 m	23 km N	11°
Mount Shackleton	3,327 m	557 m	19 km S	8°
Mount Scott	3,300 m	966 m	19 km NW	8°
Mount Hooker	3,287 m	540 m	19 km W	8°
Apex Mountain	3,250 m	510 m	15 km S	8°
Mount Smythe (Alberta)	3,246 m	420 m	24 km E	9°
Blackfriars Peak	3,215 m	609 m	15 km E	10°