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Gowlland Range · British Columbia · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Work

449 m
Elevation449 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation29 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
48.53° N, 123.48° WElevation 449 mUTC−7 · Pacific Daylight Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit449 m
  • Mid-mountain260 m
  • Valley · Central Saanich64 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Work in brief

Mount Work rises to 449 m in the Gowlland Range, British Columbia, Canada.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town is Central Saanich, 6.0 km to the NE at 64 m.

Facts

Elevation
449 m · 1,473 ft
Range
Gowlland Range
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Coordinates
48.5306, -123.4800
Nearest airport
Victoria International Airport (YYJ) · 14 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 Work by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°6°0°Jan7°-1°Feb10°0°Mar13°3°Apr18°6°May21°8°Jun24°10°Jul24°10°Aug21°8°Sep14°5°Oct8°2°Nov6°0°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mount Work by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high6°7°10°13°18°21°24°24°21°14°8°6°
Average low0°-1°0°3°6°8°10°10°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation215 mm142 mm112 mm75 mm52 mm41 mm23 mm32 mm47 mm138 mm241 mm214 mm
Cloud cover56%49%48%44%38%33%23%22%26%42%54%55%
Daylight8h 4510h 1311h 5113h 4115h 1416h 0615h 4414h 2212h 3710h 529h 138h 19
Month score141720498187949187401515

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level900 m950 m1,250 m1,650 m2,250 m2,650 m3,100 m3,100 m2,650 m1,850 m1,200 m850 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Mount Work in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Mount Finlayson419 m249 m6.8 km SW24°
Mount Matheson292 m250 m21 km SW22°
Mount Ash219 m–20 km SW22°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Central Saanich
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Central Saanich

British Columbia · 6.0 km NE
15°Oct high
17wet days
46score
Central Saanich
Brentwood Bay
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Brentwood Bay

British Columbia · 6.2 km N
15°Oct high
17wet days
48score
Brentwood Bay
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Keating

British Columbia · 7.1 km NE
15°Oct high
17wet days
46score
Keating
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Six Mile

British Columbia · 8.2 km S
15°Oct high
16wet days
46score
Six Mile
Around here

Central Saanich and around

Central Saanich
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Central Saanich

British Columbia · Canada
Jul–Sepbest months
24°July high
64 maltitude
Central Saanich

Nature

Elk Lake, British Columbia
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4.3 km S

Elk Lake, British Columbia

Lake · 66 m
Elk Lake, British Columbia
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8.1 km S

Maltby Lake, British Columbia

Lake · 64 m
Maltby Lake, British Columbia
Blenkinsop Lake, British Columbia
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10 km SE

Blenkinsop Lake, British Columbia

Lake
Blenkinsop Lake, British Columbia

Mountains

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39 km NW

Mount Prevost

788 m · Vancouver Island Ranges
Mount Prevost
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37 km W

Valentine Mountain

713 m
Valentine Mountain
Mount Tzouhalem
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28 km NW

Mount Tzouhalem

536 m
Mount Tzouhalem

Heritage

Butchart Gardens
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3.7 km W

Butchart Gardens

national historic site of Canada · 1904
Butchart Gardens
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
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5.2 km S

Dominion Astrophysical Observatory

national historic site of Canada
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
1114 Arthur Currie Lane
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15 km S

1114 Arthur Currie Lane

heritage designation
1114 Arthur Currie Lane

Museums

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3.4 km N

Saanich Pioneer Museum

Saanich Pioneer Museum
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2.3 km NE

Heritage Acres

Heritage Acres
British Columbia Aviation Museum
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8.3 km N

British Columbia Aviation Museum

Aviation museum · 1985
British Columbia Aviation Museum