Alberta · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Unity Peak

2,579 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation2,579 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation2.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul13°average high

51.45° N, 116.08° WElevation 2,579 mUTC−6 · Mountain Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,579 m
Mid-mountain2,060 m
Valley · Lake Louise1,538 m

Freezing level in October: 1,700 m

iThe mountain

Unity Peak in brief

Unity Peak rises to 2,579 m, Alberta, Canada.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 13°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to September.

The nearest town is Lake Louise, 7.5 km to the W at 1,538 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,579 m · 8,461 ft
Region: Alberta
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 51.4458, -116.0758
Nearest airport: Calgary International Airport (YYC) · 148 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 Unity Peak by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Unity Peak by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-13°	-10°	-6°	-1°	3°	8°	13°	13°	7°	-1°	-10°	-15°
Average low	-20°	-18°	-15°	-10°	-6°	-2°	2°	2°	-3°	-10°	-17°	-21°
Precipitation	97 mm	65 mm	67 mm	70 mm	101 mm	140 mm	131 mm	126 mm	96 mm	77 mm	104 mm	86 mm
Cloud cover	58%	51%	53%	50%	48%	47%	35%	35%	39%	47%	59%	55%
Daylight	8h 21	10h 01	11h 50	13h 52	15h 36	16h 36	16h 10	14h 37	12h 41	10h 44	8h 53	7h 52
Month score	20	31	30	30	23	18	38	38	28	30	17	24

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	50 m	400 m	1,000 m	1,700 m	2,400 m	3,050 m	3,700 m	3,700 m	2,900 m	1,700 m	550 m	valley
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Unity Peak in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Temple	3,543 m	1,544 m	14 km SW	9°
Mount Hungabee	3,492 m	987 m	19 km SW	11°
Mount Victoria (Bow Range)	3,464 m	547 m	18 km SW	9°
Deltaform Mountain	3,424 m	822 m	20 km SW	10°
Mount Lefroy	3,423 m	417 m	17 km SW	8°
Mount Hector	3,394 m	1,759 m	19 km NW	9°
Mount Huber	3,348 m	158 m	18 km SW	9°
Cataract Peak	3,333 m	938 m	23 km N	9°