Canadian Rockies · Alberta · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Backus

1,815 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,815 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation18 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul21°average high

49.44° N, 114.27° WElevation 1,815 mUTC−6 · Mountain Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,815 m
Mid-mountain1,550 m
Valley · Bellevue1,293 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Backus in brief

Mount Backus rises to 1,815 m in the Canadian Rockies, Alberta, Canada.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to October.

The nearest town is Bellevue, 18 km to the NW at 1,293 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,815 m · 5,955 ft
Range: Canadian Rockies
Region: Alberta
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 49.4366, -114.2720
Nearest airport: Lethbridge County Airport (YQL) · 108 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 Backus by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Backus by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-5°	-2°	2°	7°	12°	16°	21°	21°	15°	7°	-1°	-6°
Average low	-13°	-12°	-8°	-4°	0°	4°	8°	7°	3°	-2°	-8°	-13°
Precipitation	63 mm	60 mm	72 mm	79 mm	127 mm	148 mm	77 mm	69 mm	83 mm	68 mm	75 mm	61 mm
Cloud cover	49%	45%	47%	45%	42%	38%	24%	27%	32%	37%	49%	47%
Daylight	8h 38	10h 10	11h 51	13h 44	15h 21	16h 15	15h 52	14h 27	12h 38	10h 49	9h 07	8h 11
Month score	33	35	31	30	30	55	79	81	60	36	29	34

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–Mar · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	450 m	750 m	1,300 m	2,000 m	2,700 m	3,400 m	4,000 m	3,950 m	3,200 m	2,200 m	1,100 m	350 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Backus in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Darrah	2,758 m	431 m	24 km W	15°
Mount McGladrey	2,638 m	198 m	24 km W	16°
Mount Haig	2,610 m	685 m	21 km SW	16°
Mount Pengelly	2,586 m	226 m	25 km W	16°
St. Eloi Mountain	2,499 m	319 m	19 km SW	16°
Rainy Ridge	2,464 m	215 m	22 km S	17°
Hollebeke Mountain	2,407 m	342 m	22 km W	17°
St. Eloi Mountain	2,237 m	–	18 km SW	19°