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Eastern Range · RussiaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Kell
Volcano900 mSnow likely Jan–May · Nov–Dec
Elevation900 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation8.2 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul15°average high
51.65° N, 157.35° EElevation 900 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit900 m
- Mid-mountain450 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Kell in brief
Kell rises to 900 m in the Eastern Range, Russia.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.
Facts
- Elevation
- 900 m · 2,953 ft
- Range
- Eastern Range
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 51.6500, 157.3500
- Nearest airport
- Yelizovo Airport (PKC) · 185 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 Kell 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 | -10° | -9° | -6° | -2° | 3° | 10° | 15° | 14° | 10° | 4° | -3° | -8° |
| Average low | -15° | -15° | -12° | -7° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 8° | 5° | -1° | -8° | -13° |
| Precipitation | 135 mm | 108 mm | 127 mm | 113 mm | 94 mm | 78 mm | 92 mm | 131 mm | 160 mm | 236 mm | 190 mm | 147 mm |
| Cloud cover | 57% | 58% | 59% | 63% | 63% | 58% | 62% | 65% | 58% | 60% | 57% | 58% |
| Daylight | 8h 18 | 9h 57 | 11h 47 | 13h 49 | 15h 36 | 16h 38 | 16h 14 | 14h 41 | 12h 44 | 10h 46 | 8h 54 | 7h 51 |
| Month score | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 27 | 44 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | valley | valley | valley | 250 m | 950 m | 1,900 m | 2,600 m | 2,650 m | 2,000 m | 1,100 m | 0 m | valley |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Kell in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of RussiaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zheltovsky | 1,953 m | 1,730 m | 8.3 km S | 12° |
| Ilyinsky | 1,578 m | – | 21 km SW | 13° |
| Ksudach | 1,079 m | – | 22 km NE | 15° |
| Belenkaya | 892 m | – | 13 km NW | 15° |