Bow Range · Alberta · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Biddle

3,320 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Jun · Sep–Dec

Elevation3,320 mabove sea level

Prominence731 mindependent height

Isolation1.9 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul11°average high

51.32° N, 116.31° WElevation 3,320 mUTC−6 · Mountain Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,320 m
Mid-mountain2,430 m
Valley · Lake Louise1,538 m

Freezing level in October: 2,050 m

iThe mountain

Mount Biddle in brief

Mount Biddle rises to 3,320 m in the Bow Range, Alberta, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 731 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 11°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to September.

The nearest town in the atlas is Lake Louise, 14 km to the NE at 1,538 m.

Facts

Elevation: 3,320 m · 10,892 ft
Prominence: 731 m
Range: Bow Range
Region: Alberta
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 51.3233, -116.3072
Nearest airport: Calgary International Airport (YYC) · 162 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 Biddle by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Biddle by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-16°	-13°	-8°	-4°	1°	6°	11°	11°	5°	-3°	-12°	-18°
Average low	-23°	-21°	-17°	-13°	-8°	-4°	-1°	-1°	-6°	-13°	-20°	-25°
Precipitation	112 mm	72 mm	72 mm	74 mm	104 mm	150 mm	134 mm	122 mm	102 mm	90 mm	118 mm	100 mm
Cloud cover	59%	52%	55%	52%	49%	48%	35%	35%	39%	48%	60%	55%
Daylight	8h 23	10h 01	11h 50	13h 51	15h 35	16h 35	16h 09	14h 37	12h 40	10h 44	8h 54	7h 54
Month score	15	29	28	28	21	18	26	26	26	26	13	20

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–Jun · Sep–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	300 m	700 m	1,350 m	2,050 m	2,750 m	3,450 m	4,050 m	4,050 m	3,250 m	2,050 m	800 m	0 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Biddle in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Goodsir	3,567 m	1,887 m	15 km SW	10°
Mount Temple	3,543 m	1,544 m	7.6 km NE	9°
Mount Hungabee	3,492 m	987 m	1.9 km NE	11°
Mount Victoria (Bow Range)	3,464 m	547 m	6.0 km N	9°
Deltaform Mountain	3,424 m	822 m	4.9 km SE	10°
Mount Lefroy	3,423 m	417 m	4.7 km NE	8°
Mount Huber	3,348 m	158 m	5.2 km N	9°
Mount Allen	3,310 m	260 m	7.0 km SE	11°