British Empire Range · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Highpointer Peak

1,720 mSnow likely Apr · Jun–Oct

Elevation1,720 mabove sea level

Prominence440 mindependent height

Isolation40 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul2°average high

81.67° N, 76.83° WElevation 1,720 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,720 m
Mid-mountain1,120 m
Valley520 m

Freezing level in October: -1,700 m

iThe mountain

Highpointer Peak in brief

Highpointer Peak rises to 1,720 m in the British Empire Range, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 440 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 2°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from July to July.

Facts

Elevation: 1,720 m · 5,643 ft
Prominence: 440 m
Range: British Empire Range
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 81.6667, -76.8333

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 Highpointer Peak by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Highpointer Peak by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-29°	-30°	-29°	-22°	-11°	-1°	2°	-2°	-11°	-20°	-25°	-27°
Average low	-34°	-34°	-34°	-26°	-15°	-5°	-1°	-6°	-16°	-25°	-29°	-31°
Precipitation	8 mm	7 mm	6 mm	12 mm	8 mm	23 mm	35 mm	32 mm	17 mm	16 mm	8 mm	6 mm
Cloud cover	36%	38%	36%	34%	33%	38%	45%	49%	52%	48%	41%	37%
Daylight	0h 00	0h 00	10h 50	24h 00	24h 00	24h 00	24h 00	24h 00	15h 39	3h 01	0h 00	0h 00
Month score	53	53	54	53	55	48	42	41	44	46	51	53

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 Apr · Jun–Oct

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	valley	valley	valley	valley	valley	1,250 m	1,800 m	1,050 m	valley	valley	valley	valley
Summit	freezing	freezing	freezing	❄ snow	freezing	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	freezing	freezing

ivTerrain