Vermilion Range · Alberta · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Flints Peak

2,950 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation2,950 mabove sea level

Prominence170 mindependent height

Isolation7.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul14°average high

51.44° N, 115.78° WElevation 2,950 mUTC−6 · Mountain Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,950 m
Mid-mountain2,240 m
Valley · Lake Louise1,538 m

Freezing level in October: 2,250 m

iThe mountain

Flints Peak in brief

Flints Peak rises to 2,950 m in the Vermilion Range, Alberta, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 170 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 14°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

The nearest town is Lake Louise, 28 km to the W at 1,538 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,950 m · 9,678 ft
Prominence: 170 m
Range: Vermilion Range
Region: Alberta
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 51.4400, -115.7780
Nearest airport: Calgary International Airport (YYC) · 128 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 Flints Peak by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Flints Peak by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-11°	-8°	-4°	0°	5°	10°	14°	14°	9°	1°	-8°	-13°
Average low	-19°	-18°	-14°	-10°	-5°	-1°	2°	2°	-3°	-10°	-16°	-20°
Precipitation	51 mm	41 mm	49 mm	62 mm	102 mm	134 mm	114 mm	114 mm	87 mm	53 mm	59 mm	46 mm
Cloud cover	45%	41%	43%	43%	41%	40%	30%	31%	34%	37%	46%	44%
Daylight	8h 22	10h 01	11h 50	13h 52	15h 36	16h 36	16h 10	14h 37	12h 41	10h 44	8h 54	7h 52
Month score	38	42	39	36	25	21	48	47	32	41	35	40

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	600 m	900 m	1,500 m	2,150 m	2,850 m	3,600 m	4,200 m	4,150 m	3,400 m	2,250 m	1,100 m	350 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Flints Peak in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount St. Bride	3,315 m	1,207 m	14 km NW	10°
Bonnet Peak	3,235 m	395 m	7.5 km W	10°
Mount Douglas	3,235 m	–	16 km NW	11°
Lychnis Mountain	3,124 m	244 m	14 km W	11°
Puma Peak	3,120 m	819 m	11 km E	12°
Mount Richardson	3,086 m	922 m	25 km W	10°
Revenant Mountain	3,065 m	725 m	22 km E	12°
Ptarmigan Peak	3,059 m	209 m	22 km W	12°