Park Ranges · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Lyell

3,498 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Jun · Sep–Dec

Elevation3,498 mabove sea level

Prominence1,078 mindependent height

Isolation16 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul7°average high

51.96° N, 117.10° WElevation 3,498 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,498 m
Mid-mountain2,900 m
Valley2,298 m

Freezing level in October: 1,750 m

iThe mountain

Mount Lyell in brief

Mount Lyell rises to 3,498 m in the Park Ranges, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,078 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from June to September.

Facts

Elevation: 3,498 m · 11,476 ft
Prominence: 1,078 m
Range: Park Ranges
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 51.9567, -117.1033
Nearest airport: Calgary International Airport (YYC) · 233 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 Lyell by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Lyell by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-19°	-17°	-12°	-7°	-3°	3°	7°	7°	1°	-7°	-16°	-21°
Average low	-25°	-24°	-20°	-15°	-11°	-7°	-3°	-3°	-8°	-15°	-22°	-27°
Precipitation	157 mm	99 mm	99 mm	84 mm	105 mm	156 mm	156 mm	144 mm	124 mm	134 mm	160 mm	143 mm
Cloud cover	64%	58%	59%	54%	50%	51%	39%	38%	44%	53%	65%	62%
Daylight	8h 17	9h 59	11h 50	13h 54	15h 40	16h 42	16h 15	14h 40	12h 41	10h 42	8h 50	7h 47
Month score	11	19	19	25	21	16	21	22	19	15	10	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–Jun · Sep–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	50 m	350 m	1,000 m	1,750 m	2,450 m	3,200 m	3,800 m	3,800 m	3,000 m	1,750 m	550 m	valley
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Lyell in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Forbes	3,612 m	1,629 m	16 km SE	8°
Mount Bryce	3,507 m	707 m	18 km NW	8°
Ernest Peak	3,498 m	1,078 m	under 100 m E	7°
Christian Peak	3,406 m	100 m	1.4 km S	8°
Walter Peak	3,401 m	143 m	0.5 km S	7°
Mount Alexandra	3,401 m	421 m	7.0 km W	8°
Mount Saskatchewan (Alberta)	3,342 m	1,102 m	16 km N	10°
Mount Amery	3,329 m	578 m	12 km NE	8°