Selkirk Mountains · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Tupper

2,804 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation2,804 mabove sea level

Prominence254 mindependent height

Isolation3.0 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul14°average high

51.34° N, 117.50° WElevation 2,804 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,804 m
Mid-mountain2,200 m
Valley1,604 m

Freezing level in October: 2,050 m

iThe mountain

Mount Tupper in brief

Mount Tupper rises to 2,804 m in the Selkirk Mountains, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 254 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 14°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to September.

Facts

Elevation: 2,804 m · 9,199 ft
Prominence: 254 m
Range: Selkirk Mountains
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 51.3358, -117.4986
Nearest airport: Kelowna International Airport (YLW) · 203 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 Tupper by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Tupper by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-12°	-9°	-5°	0°	4°	10°	14°	14°	8°	0°	-9°	-13°
Average low	-18°	-17°	-13°	-9°	-6°	-2°	2°	2°	-3°	-9°	-15°	-19°
Precipitation	347 mm	234 mm	212 mm	165 mm	145 mm	188 mm	183 mm	172 mm	168 mm	249 mm	323 mm	312 mm
Cloud cover	64%	55%	57%	52%	48%	47%	35%	34%	39%	50%	65%	63%
Daylight	8h 22	10h 01	11h 50	13h 51	15h 35	16h 35	16h 09	14h 37	12h 40	10h 44	8h 54	7h 53
Month score	11	15	14	16	18	18	42	43	21	17	10	11

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

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	500 m	800 m	1,400 m	2,050 m	2,650 m	3,400 m	4,000 m	4,000 m	3,250 m	2,050 m	950 m	250 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Tupper in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Dawson	3,377 m	2,045 m	21 km S	10°
Mount Sir Donald	3,284 m	874 m	9.3 km SE	10°
Mount Fox (Selkirk Mountains)	3,196 m	411 m	19 km S	11°
Mount Rogers	3,169 m	–	3.8 km NW	10°
Swiss Peak	3,167 m	77 m	3.0 km NW	12°
Mount Bonney	3,100 m	750 m	15 km S	10°
Mount Donkin	2,940 m	–	21 km S	13°
Uto Peak	2,927 m	381 m	8.2 km SE	13°