Selkirk Mountains · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Abbott

2,465 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation2,465 mabove sea level

Prominence45 mindependent height

Isolation4.2 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul14°average high

51.24° N, 117.51° WElevation 2,465 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,465 m
Mid-mountain1,870 m
Valley1,265 m

Freezing level in October: 1,750 m

iThe mountain

Mount Abbott in brief

Mount Abbott rises to 2,465 m in the Selkirk Mountains, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 45 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 September.

Facts

Elevation: 2,465 m · 8,087 ft
Prominence: 45 m
Range: Selkirk Mountains
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 51.2364, -117.5090
Nearest airport: Kelowna International Airport (YLW) · 194 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 Mount Abbott by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Abbott by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-11°	-9°	-5°	0°	4°	9°	14°	14°	8°	0°	-8°	-13°
Average low	-17°	-17°	-13°	-9°	-5°	-1°	2°	2°	-3°	-9°	-15°	-19°
Precipitation	300 mm	207 mm	189 mm	145 mm	126 mm	164 mm	158 mm	149 mm	146 mm	218 mm	282 mm	273 mm
Cloud cover	55%	48%	51%	47%	44%	43%	32%	31%	35%	44%	56%	53%
Daylight	8h 23	10h 02	11h 50	13h 51	15h 35	16h 34	16h 08	14h 36	12h 40	10h 44	8h 55	7h 54
Month score	15	18	16	18	19	20	44	44	23	19	14	15

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	250 m	500 m	1,100 m	1,750 m	2,350 m	3,050 m	3,700 m	3,650 m	2,900 m	1,750 m	650 m	-0 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Abbott in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Dawson	3,377 m	2,045 m	11 km SE	10°
Mount Sir Donald	3,284 m	874 m	6.2 km NE	10°
Mount Fox (Selkirk Mountains)	3,196 m	411 m	9.7 km SE	11°
Mount Rogers	3,169 m	–	13 km N	10°
Swiss Peak	3,167 m	77 m	13 km N	12°
Mount Bonney	3,100 m	750 m	4.2 km SW	10°
Mount Donkin	2,940 m	–	10 km S	13°
Uto Peak	2,927 m	381 m	6.2 km NE	13°