Saint Elias Mountains · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Lucania

5,240 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation5,240 mabove sea level

Prominence3,053 mindependent height

Isolation51 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul-16°average high

61.02° N, 140.47° WElevation 5,240 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit5,240 m
Mid-mountain4,640 m
Valley4,040 m

Freezing level in October: 500 m

iThe mountain

Mount Lucania in brief

Mount Lucania rises to 5,240 m in the Saint Elias Mountains, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 3,053 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of -16°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Even daytime highs stay below zero in every month.

Facts

Elevation: 5,240 m · 17,192 ft
Prominence: 3,053 m
Range: Saint Elias Mountains
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 61.0233, -140.4656
Nearest airport: Yakutat Airport (YAK) · 174 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 Lucania by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Lucania by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-33°	-33°	-33°	-29°	-23°	-18°	-16°	-17°	-22°	-28°	-32°	-33°
Average low	-39°	-38°	-38°	-35°	-29°	-24°	-20°	-22°	-28°	-34°	-37°	-38°
Precipitation	113 mm	90 mm	68 mm	52 mm	83 mm	114 mm	138 mm	148 mm	166 mm	169 mm	126 mm	134 mm
Cloud cover	57%	56%	52%	53%	50%	49%	47%	50%	58%	62%	61%	62%
Daylight	6h 27	9h 05	11h 44	14h 41	17h 25	19h 14	18h 24	15h 50	12h 56	10h 08	7h 20	5h 35
Month score	16	22	30	34	27	19	18	17	13	12	12	12

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–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	valley	valley	valley	350 m	1,250 m	2,050 m	2,450 m	2,200 m	1,400 m	500 m	valley	valley
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Lucania in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Steele	5,073 m	813 m	11 km NE	-14°
Mount Wood	4,850 m	1,190 m	23 km N	-11°
Mount Slaggard	4,742 m	522 m	18 km N	-12°
Mount Macaulay	4,700 m	480 m	21 km N	-11°
Mount Walsh	4,507 m	1,646 m	24 km E	-10°
Mount Saskatchewan (Yukon)	3,500 m	600 m	22 km W	-4°