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CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Jackpine Mountain

2,555 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec
Elevation2,555 mabove sea level
Prominence474 mindependent height
Isolation10 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul13°average high
53.37° N, 119.57° WElevation 2,555 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit2,555 m
  • Mid-mountain1,960 m
  • Valley1,355 m

Freezing level in October: 1,750 m

iThe mountain

Jackpine Mountain in brief

Jackpine Mountain rises to 2,555 m, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 474 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 13°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to September.

Facts

Elevation
2,555 m · 8,383 ft
Prominence
474 m
Country
Canada
Coordinates
53.3667, -119.5692
Nearest airport
Quesnel Airport (YQZ) · 200 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 Jackpine Mountain by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-25°-20°-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°-13°-18°Jan-9°-17°Feb-5°-13°Mar0°-9°Apr5°-5°May9°-1°Jun13°2°Jul13°2°Aug8°-2°Sep0°-10°Oct-9°-16°Nov-14°-20°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Jackpine Mountain by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-13°-9°-5°0°5°9°13°13°8°0°-9°-14°
Average low-18°-17°-13°-9°-5°-1°2°2°-2°-10°-16°-20°
Precipitation129 mm82 mm91 mm73 mm93 mm122 mm151 mm128 mm123 mm138 mm125 mm103 mm
Cloud cover61%56%56%53%49%49%41%39%47%53%63%62%
Daylight8h 049h 5211h 4913h 5915h 5316h 5916h 3014h 4912h 4310h 388h 397h 32
Month score122522282517383918151116

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level200 m600 m1,150 m1,850 m2,500 m3,150 m3,750 m3,700 m2,950 m1,750 m650 mvalley
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Jackpine Mountain in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Mount Chown3,316 m1,746 m11 km E6°
Mount Bess3,203 m618 m13 km E8°
Whiteshield Mountain2,555 m474 m0.7 km NE12°
Perseverance Mountain2,434 m389 m15 km NW13°