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Alberta · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Romulus

2,832 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec
Elevation2,832 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation4.7 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul15°average high
50.78° N, 114.99° WElevation 2,832 mUTC−6 · Mountain Daylight Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit2,832 m
  • Mid-mountain2,070 m
  • Valley · Exshaw1,304 m

Freezing level in October: 2,350 m

iThe mountain

Mount Romulus in brief

Mount Romulus rises to 2,832 m, Alberta, Canada.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to October.

The nearest town is Exshaw, 33 km to the N at 1,304 m.

Facts

Elevation
2,832 m · 9,291 ft
Region
Alberta
Country
Canada
Coordinates
50.7834, -114.9853
Nearest airport
Calgary International Airport (YYC) · 78 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 Romulus by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-25°-20°-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°-10°-18°Jan-7°-17°Feb-4°-14°Mar1°-9°Apr5°-5°May11°-1°Jun15°3°Jul15°2°Aug10°-2°Sep2°-8°Oct-6°-15°Nov-11°-19°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mount Romulus by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-10°-7°-4°1°5°11°15°15°10°2°-6°-11°
Average low-18°-17°-14°-9°-5°-1°3°2°-2°-8°-15°-19°
Precipitation52 mm48 mm74 mm97 mm163 mm215 mm144 mm146 mm116 mm75 mm68 mm47 mm
Cloud cover46%43%48%48%45%43%31%32%36%38%47%44%
Daylight8h 2710h 0411h 5013h 4915h 3116h 2916h 0414h 3412h 4010h 468h 587h 59
Month score373930241922504824343239

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 level700 m950 m1,500 m2,150 m2,850 m3,550 m4,200 m4,150 m3,400 m2,350 m1,200 m500 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Mount Romulus in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Mount French3,244 m470 m23 km W11°
Mount Rae3,218 m1,330 m18 km S12°
Mount Galatea3,185 m1,280 m21 km W11°
Mount Robertson3,177 m281 m24 km W12°
Mount Smith-Dorrien3,155 m225 m22 km W12°
Mount Bogart3,144 m–23 km NW12°
The Tower3,117 m618 m23 km W11°
Mount Evan-Thomas3,098 m–8.0 km W13°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Exshaw
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Exshaw

Alberta · 33 km N
10°Oct high
7wet days
41score
Exshaw
Dead Man's Flats
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Dead Man's Flats

Alberta · 35 km NW
10°Oct high
7wet days
40score
Dead Man's Flats
Around here

Exshaw and around

Exshaw
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Exshaw

Alberta · Canada
Jul–Sepbest months
23°July high
1,304 maltitude
Exshaw

Nature

Barrier Lake, Alberta
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7.8 km SE

Barrier Lake, Alberta

Lake · 1,464 m
Barrier Lake, Alberta
Lac des Arcs
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1.2 km SW

Lac des Arcs

Lake · 1,288 m
Lac des Arcs
McGillivray Pond
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2.3 km W

McGillivray Pond

Lake
McGillivray Pond

Mountains

Mount Sir Douglas
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39 km S

Mount Sir Douglas

3,406 m · Spray Mountains
Mount Sir Douglas
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38 km S

Mount French

3,244 m · Spray Mountains
Mount French
Mount Galatea
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26 km S

Mount Galatea

3,185 m · Kananaskis Range
Mount Galatea

Museums

Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre
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14 km W

Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre

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Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre