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Wutong Mountain
Qiniangshan
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Guangdong · ChinaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Sharp Peak
468 m
Elevation468 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation7.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul28°average high
22.43° N, 114.38° EElevation 468 mUTC+8 · China Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit468 m
- Mid-mountain240 m
- Valley · Dapengcheng8 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Sharp Peak in brief
Sharp Peak rises to 468 m, Guangdong, China.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 28°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town is Dapengcheng, 23 km to the NE at 8 m.
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 Sharp Peak by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 17° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 18° |
| Average low | 13° | 14° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 22° | 18° | 14° |
| Precipitation | 25 mm | 58 mm | 85 mm | 168 mm | 334 mm | 452 mm | 383 mm | 403 mm | 309 mm | 72 mm | 37 mm | 26 mm |
| Cloud cover | 40% | 54% | 55% | 52% | 54% | 62% | 50% | 49% | 38% | 25% | 26% | 29% |
| Daylight | 10h 54 | 11h 24 | 12h 00 | 12h 39 | 13h 12 | 13h 30 | 13h 23 | 12h 55 | 12h 18 | 11h 40 | 11h 05 | 10h 46 |
| Month score | 83 | 72 | 66 | 58 | 55 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 54 | 80 | 90 | 93 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 2,700 m | 2,900 m | 3,300 m | 3,800 m | 4,200 m | 4,450 m | 4,600 m | 4,550 m | 4,400 m | 4,050 m | 3,500 m | 2,900 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Sharp Peak in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of ChinaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wutong Mountain | 944 m | – | 24 km NW | 27° |
| Qiniangshan | 869 m | – | 20 km NE | 26° |
| Sze Fong Shan | 785 m | – | 25 km W | 27° |
| Ma On Shan | 702 m | – | 13 km W | 28° |
| The Hunch Backs | 674 m | – | 13 km W | 28° |
| Grassy Hill | 647 m | – | 22 km W | 28° |
| Wong Leng | 639 m | – | 18 km W | 28° |
| Buffalo Hill | 606 m | – | 16 km SW | 28° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Huaqingbei
Guangdong · 32 km NW
28°Oct high
5wet days
76score
Around here
Dapengcheng and around
Nature
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Dashanbei Shuiku
Lake
Mountains
Heritage
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Dapeng Fortress
Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level