Purcell Mountains · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Snowpatch Spire

3,084 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation3,084 mabove sea level

Prominence284 mindependent height

Isolation1.3 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul12°average high

50.73° N, 116.79° WElevation 3,084 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,084 m
Mid-mountain2,480 m
Valley1,884 m

Freezing level in October: 2,050 m

iThe mountain

Snowpatch Spire in brief

Snowpatch Spire rises to 3,084 m in the Purcell Mountains, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 284 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 12°, while nights fall below freezing in 11 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to September.

Facts

Elevation: 3,084 m · 10,118 ft
Prominence: 284 m
Range: Purcell Mountains
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 50.7339, -116.7860
Nearest airport: Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) · 144 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 Snowpatch Spire by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Snowpatch Spire by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-14°	-11°	-7°	-3°	2°	7°	12°	12°	7°	-2°	-11°	-16°
Average low	-20°	-20°	-16°	-12°	-8°	-3°	0°	0°	-4°	-12°	-18°	-22°
Precipitation	172 mm	112 mm	108 mm	92 mm	102 mm	155 mm	125 mm	112 mm	109 mm	132 mm	180 mm	161 mm
Cloud cover	63%	55%	59%	54%	50%	48%	34%	33%	38%	49%	64%	60%
Daylight	8h 28	10h 04	11h 50	13h 49	15h 30	16h 28	16h 03	14h 33	12h 40	10h 46	8h 59	7h 59
Month score	11	17	16	23	22	18	33	36	25	17	11	13

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	450 m	700 m	1,350 m	2,000 m	2,600 m	3,400 m	4,000 m	4,000 m	3,250 m	2,050 m	850 m	150 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Snowpatch Spire in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Howser Spire	3,412 m	1,299 m	2.0 km W	10°
Bugaboo Spire	3,204 m	438 m	1.3 km N	12°
Mount Ethelbert	3,176 m	–	18 km E	11°
Pigeon Spire	3,156 m	181 m	1.7 km S	12°
The Four Squatters	3,072 m	–	17 km SW	11°
Marmolata Mountain	3,019 m	149 m	1.9 km S	12°
Brenta Spire	2,958 m	313 m	3.8 km N	14°
Crescent Spire	2,842 m	92 m	1.8 km N	14°