Vancouver Island Ranges · British Columbia · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Laing

1,822 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,822 mabove sea level

Prominence257 mindependent height

Isolation2.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul15°average high

49.82° N, 125.71° WElevation 1,822 mUTC−7 · Pacific Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,822 m
Mid-mountain990 m
Valley · Gold River160 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Laing in brief

Mount Laing rises to 1,822 m in the Vancouver Island Ranges, British Columbia, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 257 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 16°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to October.

The nearest town is Gold River, 25 km to the W at 160 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,822 m · 5,978 ft
Prominence: 257 m
Range: Vancouver Island Ranges
Region: British Columbia
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 49.8242, -125.7070
Nearest airport: Campbell River Airport (YBL) · 34 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 Laing by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Laing by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-2°	-1°	0°	3°	7°	12°	15°	16°	13°	6°	0°	-3°
Average low	-6°	-7°	-7°	-5°	-3°	1°	4°	5°	3°	-1°	-5°	-7°
Precipitation	449 mm	311 mm	284 mm	206 mm	131 mm	110 mm	67 mm	92 mm	136 mm	384 mm	509 mm	450 mm
Cloud cover	70%	63%	64%	58%	53%	50%	37%	34%	38%	59%	69%	69%
Daylight	8h 35	10h 08	11h 51	13h 46	15h 24	16h 19	15h 55	14h 28	12h 38	10h 48	9h 05	8h 08
Month score	8	11	11	13	15	27	65	61	36	13	9	9

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–Apr · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,150 m	1,200 m	1,300 m	1,600 m	2,200 m	2,800 m	3,350 m	3,400 m	3,000 m	2,200 m	1,400 m	1,100 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Laing in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Golden Hinde	2,195 m	2,195 m	18 km S	13°
Elkhorn Mountain	2,194 m	1,024 m	9.5 km SW	14°
Mount Colonel Foster	2,135 m	864 m	14 km SW	15°
Rambler Peak	2,092 m	647 m	11 km S	17°
Mount McBride	2,083 m	918 m	12 km S	14°
Kings Peak	2,065 m	328 m	9.4 km W	14°
Mount Filberg	2,035 m	584 m	2.4 km SW	14°
Mount Cobb	2,030 m	385 m	9.5 km SW	14°