Canadian Rockies · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Intersection Mountain

2,461 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation2,461 mabove sea level

Prominence816 mindependent height

Isolation26 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul12°average high

53.80° N, 120.00° WElevation 2,461 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,461 m
Mid-mountain1,860 m
Valley1,261 m

Freezing level in October: 1,650 m

iThe mountain

Intersection Mountain in brief

Intersection Mountain rises to 2,461 m in the Canadian Rockies, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 816 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July 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: 2,461 m · 8,074 ft
Prominence: 816 m
Range: Canadian Rockies
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 53.7989, -120.0010
Nearest airport: Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) · 170 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 Intersection Mountain by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Intersection Mountain by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-13°	-9°	-5°	0°	4°	9°	12°	12°	7°	-1°	-10°	-14°
Average low	-19°	-17°	-14°	-10°	-6°	-2°	1°	1°	-3°	-10°	-16°	-20°
Precipitation	159 mm	98 mm	109 mm	96 mm	122 mm	144 mm	208 mm	163 mm	148 mm	157 mm	152 mm	120 mm
Cloud cover	63%	60%	59%	55%	52%	51%	43%	42%	50%	57%	67%	66%
Daylight	8h 00	9h 50	11h 49	14h 01	15h 57	17h 04	16h 35	14h 52	12h 44	10h 36	8h 35	7h 27
Month score	11	19	16	21	16	16	32	32	17	14	10	10

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	50 m	400 m	950 m	1,650 m	2,300 m	2,950 m	3,500 m	3,500 m	2,750 m	1,650 m	500 m	valley
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Intersection Mountain in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Côté	2,392 m	422 m	9.3 km N	13°
Mount Morkill	2,267 m	337 m	16 km SE	13°
Mount Forget	2,122 m	12 m	23 km SE	14°