Saint Elias Mountains · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Maxwell

3,020 mSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation3,020 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation33 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul0°average high

60.72° N, 138.68° WElevation 3,020 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,020 m
Mid-mountain2,420 m
Valley1,820 m

Freezing level in October: 250 m

iThe mountain

Mount Maxwell in brief

Mount Maxwell rises to 3,020 m in the Saint Elias Mountains, Canada.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 0°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from July to July.

Facts

Elevation: 3,020 m · 9,908 ft
Range: Saint Elias Mountains
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 60.7161, -138.6819
Nearest airport: Yakutat Airport (YAK) · 145 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 Maxwell by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Maxwell by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-22°	-21°	-20°	-14°	-8°	-2°	0°	-1°	-7°	-15°	-20°	-21°
Average low	-29°	-28°	-27°	-22°	-15°	-9°	-6°	-8°	-14°	-21°	-27°	-28°
Precipitation	160 mm	117 mm	94 mm	70 mm	73 mm	99 mm	102 mm	134 mm	169 mm	213 mm	156 mm	172 mm
Cloud cover	56%	55%	52%	50%	47%	47%	46%	49%	56%	62%	60%	59%
Daylight	6h 32	9h 07	11h 44	14h 39	17h 20	19h 06	18h 18	15h 47	12h 56	10h 09	7h 24	5h 42
Month score	14	15	23	30	31	24	23	17	14	12	13	13

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	250 m	1,200 m	2,150 m	2,550 m	2,350 m	1,400 m	250 m	valley	valley
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Maxwell in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Kaskawulsh Mountain	2,969 m	509 m	12 km SW	-3°
Felsite Peak	2,530 m	670 m	22 km SE	5°