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Blue Range · Alberta · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Morrison

2,765 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec
Elevation2,765 mabove sea level
Prominence133 mindependent height
Isolation1.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul13°average high
50.84° N, 115.48° WElevation 2,765 mUTC−6 · Mountain Daylight Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit2,765 m
  • Mid-mountain2,030 m
  • Valley · Dead Man's Flats1,296 m

Freezing level in October: 1,950 m

iThe mountain

Mount Morrison in brief

Mount Morrison rises to 2,765 m in the Blue Range, Alberta, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 133 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 13°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to September.

The nearest town is Dead Man's Flats, 27 km to the NE at 1,296 m.

Facts

Elevation
2,765 m · 9,072 ft
Prominence
133 m
Range
Blue Range
Region
Alberta
Country
Canada
Coordinates
50.8378, -115.4792
Nearest airport
Calgary International Airport (YYC) · 108 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 Morrison by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-30°-25°-20°-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°-13°-20°Jan-10°-18°Feb-6°-15°Mar-1°-10°Apr3°-6°May8°-2°Jun13°2°Jul13°1°Aug8°-3°Sep-1°-10°Oct-9°-17°Nov-15°-22°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mount Morrison by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-13°-10°-6°-1°3°8°13°13°8°-1°-9°-15°
Average low-20°-18°-15°-10°-6°-2°2°1°-3°-10°-17°-22°
Precipitation65 mm54 mm66 mm81 mm130 mm164 mm113 mm109 mm96 mm80 mm84 mm62 mm
Cloud cover55%49%53%51%48%46%32%33%37%44%56%52%
Daylight8h 2710h 0411h 5013h 4915h 3116h 2916h 0414h 3412h 4010h 468h 587h 58
Month score303530271818424329302432

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level200 m550 m1,200 m1,850 m2,500 m3,200 m3,900 m3,850 m3,100 m1,950 m750 mvalley
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Mount Morrison in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Mount Assiniboine3,618 m2,086 m13 km W9°
Lunette Peak3,428 m38 m12 km W11°
Mount Sir Douglas3,406 m1,110 m16 km SE11°
Eon Mountain3,305 m558 m10 km W12°
Mount French3,244 m470 m17 km SE11°
Aye Mountain3,236 m361 m12 km W11°
Mount Galatea3,185 m1,280 m14 km E11°
The Marshall3,180 m–15 km W15°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Dead Man's Flats
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Dead Man's Flats

Alberta · 27 km NE
10°Oct high
7wet days
40score
Dead Man's Flats
Canmore
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Canmore

Alberta · 29 km N
10°Oct high
7wet days
40score
Canmore
Exshaw
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Exshaw

Alberta · 33 km NE
10°Oct high
7wet days
41score
Exshaw
Around here

Dead Man's Flats and around

Dead Man's Flats
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Dead Man's Flats

Alberta · Canada
Jul–Sepbest months
23°July high
1,296 maltitude
Dead Man's Flats

Nature

Lac des Arcs
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6.2 km E

Lac des Arcs

Lake · 1,288 m
Lac des Arcs
Whitemans Pond
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11 km W

Whitemans Pond

Lake
Whitemans Pond
Rat's Nest Cave
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2.1 km NE

Rat's Nest Cave

Cave
Rat's Nest Cave

Mountains

Mount Assiniboine
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33 km SW

Mount Assiniboine

3,618 m · Continental Ranges
Mount Assiniboine
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33 km SW

Lunette Peak

3,428 m · Continental Ranges
Lunette Peak
Mount Sir Douglas
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36 km S

Mount Sir Douglas

3,406 m · Spray Mountains
Mount Sir Douglas

Museums

Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre
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8.6 km NW

Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre

1984
Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre