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Mount Ngerchelchuus
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Babeldaob · Ngaraard · PalauSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Ngerchelchuus

242 m
Elevation242 mabove sea level
Prominence242 mindependent height
Isolation–to a higher summit
Summit, Jul27°average high
7.57° N, 134.57° EElevation 242 mUTC+9 · Palau Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit242 m
  • Mid-mountain120 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Ngerchelchuus in brief

Mount Ngerchelchuus rises to 242 m in the Babeldaob, Ngaraard, Palau. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 242 m.

At the summit, May is the mildest month with average highs of 27°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Ulimang, 10 km to the NE at 11 m.

Facts

Elevation
242 m · 794 ft
Prominence
242 m
Range
Babeldaob
Region
Ngaraard
Country
Palau
Coordinates
7.5653, 134.5694
Nearest airport
Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) · 22 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 Ngerchelchuus by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
20°25°30°35°27°25°Jan27°25°Feb27°25°Mar27°26°Apr27°26°May27°25°Jun27°25°Jul27°25°Aug27°25°Sep27°25°Oct27°25°Nov27°25°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mount Ngerchelchuus by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high27°27°27°27°27°27°27°27°27°27°27°27°
Average low25°25°25°26°26°25°25°25°25°25°25°25°
Precipitation312 mm255 mm226 mm211 mm335 mm491 mm513 mm392 mm356 mm349 mm323 mm318 mm
Cloud cover47%45%42%41%53%64%66%64%60%59%54%50%
Daylight11h 4411h 5312h 0412h 1712h 2812h 3412h 3112h 2212h 1011h 5811h 4711h 41
Month score535455544844444446464750

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 level4,250 m4,200 m4,250 m4,300 m4,300 m4,250 m4,250 m4,250 m4,250 m4,300 m4,300 m4,300 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 Ngerchelchuus in 3D

viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Ulimang

Ngaraard · 10 km NE
28°Oct high
28wet days
43score
Ulimang
Melekeok Village
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Melekeok Village

Melekeok · 11 km SE
28°Oct high
28wet days
43score
Melekeok Village
Mengellang
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Mengellang

Ngarchelong · 16 km NE
28°Oct high
28wet days
43score
Mengellang
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Ngerchemai Hamlet

Koror · 26 km S
28°Oct high
28wet days
43score
Ngerchemai Hamlet
Around here

Ulimang and around

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Ulimang

Ngaraard · Palau
Feb–Aprbest months
28°July high
11 maltitude
Ulimang

Nature

Ngardmau Waterfall
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6.5 km SW

Ngardmau Waterfall

Waterfall
Ngardmau Waterfall
Lake Ngardok
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13 km S

Lake Ngardok

Lake
Lake Ngardok
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13 km S

Ngerdorch River

River
Ngerdorch River

Heritage

Tet el Bad Stone Coffin
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11 km N

Tet el Bad Stone Coffin

Tentative World Heritage Site
Tet el Bad Stone Coffin
Odalmelech
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13 km S

Odalmelech

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Odalmelech
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13 km S

Lake Ngardok

Ramsar site
Lake Ngardok