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AagSredinny Range · Kamchatka · RussiaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Koryaksky
Volcano3,456 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Jun · Sep–Dec
Elevation3,456 mabove sea level
Prominence2,999 mindependent height
Isolation199 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul7°average high
53.32° N, 158.68° EElevation 3,456 mUTC+12 · Kamchatka Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit3,456 m
- Mid-mountain1,740 m
- Valley · Yelizovo20 m
Freezing level in October: 1,600 m
iThe mountain
Koryaksky in brief
Koryaksky rises to 3,456 m in the Sredinny Range, Kamchatka, Russia. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,999 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from June to August.
The nearest town in the atlas is Yelizovo, 25 km to the SW at 20 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 Koryaksky 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 | -22° | -20° | -18° | -13° | -6° | 3° | 7° | 5° | -1° | -9° | -16° | -22° |
| Average low | -28° | -27° | -26° | -20° | -13° | -6° | -1° | -2° | -9° | -16° | -23° | -28° |
| Precipitation | 241 mm | 181 mm | 176 mm | 192 mm | 147 mm | 151 mm | 168 mm | 237 mm | 270 mm | 420 mm | 314 mm | 235 mm |
| Cloud cover | 55% | 55% | 53% | 55% | 52% | 49% | 50% | 50% | 46% | 48% | 48% | 53% |
| Daylight | 8h 02 | 9h 49 | 11h 46 | 13h 56 | 15h 50 | 16h 57 | 16h 31 | 14h 52 | 12h 46 | 10h 41 | 8h 42 | 7h 33 |
| Month score | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
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 | 50 m | 950 m | 1,950 m | 3,200 m | 3,900 m | 3,700 m | 2,650 m | 1,600 m | 400 m | valley |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Koryaksky in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of RussiaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avachinsky | 2,741 m | 1,550 m | 12 km SE | 8° |
| Arik volcano | 2,310 m | – | 5.7 km N | 10° |
| Aag | 2,310 m | – | 9.0 km N | 9° |
| Kozelsky Volcano | 2,189 m | – | 17 km SE | 10° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Yelizovo and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Avacha
River · 1 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Ozero Tikhoye, Kamchatka
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