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Central Mountain Range · Taiwan · TaiwanSummit weather, forecast and climate
Central Range Point
3,703 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation3,703 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation7.5 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul15°average high
24.30° N, 121.41° EElevation 3,703 mUTC+8 · Taiwan Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit3,703 m
- Mid-mountain3,100 m
- Valley2,503 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Central Range Point in brief
Central Range Point rises to 3,703 m in the Central Mountain Range, Taiwan, Taiwan.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.
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 Central Range Point 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 | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low | -5° | -3° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation | 115 mm | 201 mm | 185 mm | 198 mm | 355 mm | 444 mm | 422 mm | 460 mm | 584 mm | 376 mm | 174 mm | 116 mm |
| Cloud cover | 35% | 43% | 42% | 46% | 57% | 70% | 55% | 53% | 50% | 35% | 34% | 32% |
| Daylight | 10h 47 | 11h 20 | 11h 59 | 12h 42 | 13h 18 | 13h 38 | 13h 30 | 13h 00 | 12h 19 | 11h 37 | 10h 59 | 10h 39 |
| Month score | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 39 | 37 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
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 | 3,550 m | 3,750 m | 4,150 m | 4,600 m | 4,900 m | 5,200 m | 5,300 m | 5,300 m | 5,100 m | 4,750 m | 4,300 m | 3,750 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | 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 | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Central Range Point in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of TaiwanPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xueshan | 3,886 m | 1,932 m | 20 km NW | 11° |
| Beilengjiao | 3,789 m | – | 21 km NW | 11° |
| Nanhu East Peak | 3,742 m | – | 8.4 km NE | 11° |
| Nanhu Mountain | 3,740 m | – | 7.5 km NE | 11° |
| Xueshan North Peak | 3,703 m | – | 21 km NW | 13° |
| Kailantekun Shan | 3,696 m | – | 21 km NW | 12° |
| Kailantekun Shan Beifeng | 3,676 m | – | 21 km NW | 12° |
| Qilai North Peak | 3,607 m | – | 22 km S | 13° |
Around here
Xiuluan and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Shei-Pa National Park
National park
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Tamsui River
River
Mountains
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Beilengjiao
3,789 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Nanhu East Peak
3,742 m · Central Mountain Range
