Saint Elias Mountains · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Steele

5,073 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation5,073 mabove sea level

Prominence813 mindependent height

Isolation11 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul-14°average high

61.09° N, 140.31° WElevation 5,073 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit5,073 m
Mid-mountain4,470 m
Valley3,873 m

Freezing level in October: 500 m

iThe mountain

Mount Steele in brief

Mount Steele rises to 5,073 m in the Saint Elias Mountains, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 813 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of -14°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Even daytime highs stay below zero in every month.

Facts

Elevation: 5,073 m · 16,644 ft
Prominence: 813 m
Range: Saint Elias Mountains
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 61.0933, -140.3108
Nearest airport: Yakutat Airport (YAK) · 180 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 Steele by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Steele by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-33°	-32°	-32°	-27°	-21°	-16°	-14°	-15°	-21°	-27°	-32°	-32°
Average low	-38°	-37°	-37°	-33°	-27°	-22°	-19°	-21°	-26°	-33°	-37°	-37°
Precipitation	94 mm	76 mm	57 mm	45 mm	81 mm	122 mm	153 mm	146 mm	142 mm	140 mm	105 mm	111 mm
Cloud cover	55%	53%	50%	51%	49%	49%	47%	49%	56%	61%	59%	59%
Daylight	6h 26	9h 04	11h 44	14h 41	17h 26	19h 15	18h 25	15h 50	12h 57	10h 07	7h 19	5h 34
Month score	22	28	34	37	28	17	18	17	14	12	17	15

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	400 m	1,300 m	2,100 m	2,550 m	2,300 m	1,450 m	500 m	valley	valley
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Steele in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Lucania	5,240 m	3,053 m	11 km SW	-16°
Mount Wood	4,850 m	1,190 m	19 km NW	-11°
Mount Slaggard	4,742 m	522 m	17 km NW	-12°
Mount Macaulay	4,700 m	480 m	17 km NW	-11°
Mount Walsh	4,507 m	1,646 m	19 km SE	-10°