Saint Elias Mountains · United StatesSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Churchill

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 84715,636 ftSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation15,636 ftabove sea level

Prominence1,188 ftindependent height

Isolation2.5 mito a higher summit

Summit, Jul12°average high

61.42° N, 141.72° WElevation 15,636 ftUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit15,636 ft
Mid-mountain13,681 ft
Valley11,699 ft

Freezing level in October: 1,476 ft

iThe mountain

Mount Churchill in brief

Mount Churchill rises to 15,636 ft in the Saint Elias Mountains, United States. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,188 ft.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 12°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Even daytime highs stay below zero in every month.

Facts

Elevation: 15,636 ft
Prominence: 1,188 ft
Range: Saint Elias Mountains
Country: United States
Coordinates: 61.4192, -141.7153
Nearest airport: Northway Airport (ORT) · 107 mi

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 Churchill by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Mount Churchill by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-25°	-23°	-23°	-14°	-3°	6°	12°	10°	-1°	-14°	-22°	-23°
Average low	-36°	-34°	-33°	-24°	-12°	-2°	4°	2°	-10°	-23°	-32°	-35°
Precipitation	3.1 in	2.8 in	2.0 in	1.3 in	3.1 in	4.7 in	7.3 in	7.7 in	7.0 in	6.1 in	4.3 in	4.3 in
Cloud cover	57%	57%	52%	56%	52%	51%	49%	52%	59%	63%	61%	63%
Daylight	6h 20	9h 02	11h 44	14h 44	17h 31	19h 24	18h 32	15h 54	12h 57	10h 06	7h 14	5h 27
Month score	25	27	35	38	27	17	17	16	13	11	15	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

Snow likely Jan–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	valley	valley	valley	1,312 ft	4,429 ft	7,218 ft	9,022 ft	8,366 ft	5,249 ft	1,476 ft	valley	valley
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Churchill in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of the United States

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Bona	16,535 ft	6,772 ft	2.6 mi SW	10°
University Peak (Alaska)	14,469 ft	3,209 ft	6.8 mi S	21°
Aello Peak	14,442 ft	1,445 ft	7.1 mi SW	19°