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Eon MountainAlberta · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Mount Back
2,425 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec
Elevation2,425 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.3 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul15°average high
50.70° N, 115.42° WElevation 2,425 mUTC−6 · Mountain Daylight Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,425 m
- Mid-mountain1,830 m
- Valley1,225 m
Freezing level in October: 1,900 m
iThe mountain
Mount Back in brief
Mount Back rises to 2,425 m, Alberta, Canada.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to October.
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 Back by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | -11° | -8° | -4° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 15° | 10° | 1° | -7° | -13° |
| Average low | -18° | -16° | -13° | -8° | -4° | 0° | 4° | 3° | -1° | -8° | -15° | -20° |
| Precipitation | 72 mm | 56 mm | 67 mm | 79 mm | 119 mm | 152 mm | 106 mm | 98 mm | 87 mm | 82 mm | 94 mm | 66 mm |
| Cloud cover | 53% | 48% | 52% | 51% | 47% | 45% | 31% | 32% | 36% | 43% | 55% | 51% |
| Daylight | 8h 28 | 10h 04 | 11h 50 | 13h 49 | 15h 30 | 16h 28 | 16h 03 | 14h 33 | 12h 40 | 10h 46 | 8h 59 | 8h 00 |
| Month score | 29 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 55 | 56 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 31 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 150 m | 500 m | 1,150 m | 1,800 m | 2,500 m | 3,150 m | 3,850 m | 3,850 m | 3,050 m | 1,900 m | 700 m | valley |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Mount Back in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of CanadaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Assiniboine | 3,618 m | 2,086 m | 25 km NW | 9° |
| Mount Joffre | 3,450 m | 1,505 m | 24 km SE | 10° |
| Lunette Peak | 3,428 m | 38 m | 24 km NW | 11° |
| Mount Sir Douglas | 3,406 m | 1,110 m | 6.2 km NE | 11° |
| Eon Mountain | 3,305 m | 558 m | 21 km NW | 12° |
| Mount French | 3,244 m | 470 m | 8.6 km E | 11° |
| Aye Mountain | 3,236 m | 361 m | 23 km NW | 11° |
| Mount Pétain | 3,196 m | 326 m | 24 km SE | 12° |
Around here
Dead Man's Flats and around
Nature
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Whitemans Pond
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Mountains
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Lunette Peak
3,428 m · Continental Ranges
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