Alaska Range · United StatesSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Foraker

17,402 ftUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation17,402 ftabove sea level

Prominence7,201 ftindependent height

Isolation14 mito a higher summit

Summit, Jul4°average high

62.96° N, 151.40° WElevation 17,402 ftUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit17,402 ft
Mid-mountain15,420 ft
Valley13,465 ft

Freezing level in October: 1,148 ft

iThe mountain

Mount Foraker in brief

Mount Foraker rises to 17,402 ft in the Alaska Range, United States. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 7,201 ft, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 4°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Even daytime highs stay below zero in every month.

Facts

Elevation: 17,402 ft
Prominence: 7,201 ft
Range: Alaska Range
Country: United States
Coordinates: 62.9608, -151.3980
Nearest airport: Merrill Field (MRI) · 131 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 Foraker by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Foraker by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-34°	-32°	-30°	-21°	-10°	0°	4°	1°	-8°	-22°	-30°	-31°
Average low	-42°	-41°	-38°	-29°	-17°	-7°	-3°	-5°	-15°	-29°	-38°	-40°
Precipitation	7.2 in	6.4 in	4.3 in	3.8 in	3.8 in	7.1 in	11.5 in	15.7 in	13.0 in	8.9 in	7.1 in	8.1 in
Cloud cover	50%	50%	45%	51%	48%	50%	52%	52%	57%	53%	52%	58%
Daylight	5h 51	8h 49	11h 43	14h 55	17h 59	20h 13	19h 09	16h 11	13h 01	9h 57	6h 51	4h 49
Month score	17	17	22	23	24	17	16	16	14	15	16	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

Snow likely Jan–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	valley	valley	valley	1,476 ft	4,757 ft	7,382 ft	8,530 ft	7,710 ft	5,085 ft	1,148 ft	valley	valley
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Foraker in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of the United States

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Denali	20,308 ft	20,194 ft	14 mi NE	-7°
Denali North Peak	19,470 ft	1,302 ft	15 mi NE	-5°
Mount Hunter	14,573 ft	4,623 ft	9.7 mi E	15°
Mount Stevens (Alaska)	13,966 ft	1,066 ft	11 mi E	16°
Kahiltna Peaks	13,440 ft	1,480 ft	11 mi NE	19°
Kahiltna Dome	12,411 ft	2,175 ft	8.2 mi NE	20°
Mount Crosson	12,352 ft	1,600 ft	5.1 mi NE	19°
Peters Dome	10,571 ft	2,500 ft	14 mi NE	28°