Sawback Range · Alberta · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Edith

2,554 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation2,554 mabove sea level

Prominence192 mindependent height

Isolation1.9 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul15°average high

51.20° N, 115.66° WElevation 2,554 mUTC−6 · Mountain Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,554 m
Mid-mountain1,970 m
Valley · Banff1,388 m

Freezing level in October: 1,950 m

iThe mountain

Mount Edith in brief

Mount Edith rises to 2,554 m in the Sawback Range, Alberta, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 192 m.

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.

The nearest town is Banff, 7.1 km to the SE at 1,388 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,554 m · 8,379 ft
Prominence: 192 m
Range: Sawback Range
Region: Alberta
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 51.2011, -115.6630
Nearest airport: Calgary International Airport (YYC) · 116 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 Edith by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Edith by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-11°	-8°	-4°	1°	5°	10°	15°	15°	9°	1°	-7°	-13°
Average low	-19°	-17°	-14°	-9°	-5°	-1°	3°	3°	-2°	-9°	-16°	-21°
Precipitation	42 mm	39 mm	45 mm	62 mm	104 mm	132 mm	102 mm	107 mm	85 mm	59 mm	55 mm	43 mm
Cloud cover	49%	44%	47%	46%	44%	43%	33%	33%	37%	41%	52%	48%
Daylight	8h 24	10h 02	11h 50	13h 51	15h 34	16h 33	16h 08	14h 36	12h 40	10h 44	8h 55	7h 55
Month score	39	41	39	34	24	22	54	53	32	37	34	39

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	200 m	600 m	1,200 m	1,900 m	2,600 m	3,300 m	3,950 m	3,900 m	3,150 m	1,950 m	800 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 Edith in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Ball	3,311 m	1,187 m	24 km W	9°
Mount Aylmer	3,162 m	1,142 m	21 km NE	11°
Storm Mountain	3,158 m	408 m	24 km W	11°
Revenant Mountain	3,065 m	725 m	23 km NE	12°
Nasswald Peak	3,042 m	632 m	23 km S	12°
Apparition Mountain	3,002 m	182 m	23 km NE	12°
Cascade Mountain	2,998 m	938 m	7.6 km NE	12°
Mount Girouard	2,995 m	1,455 m	19 km E	13°