Alaska Range · United StatesSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Hunter

14,573 ftMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation14,573 ftabove sea level

Prominence4,623 ftindependent height

Isolation8.6 mito a higher summit

Summit, Jul15°average high

62.95° N, 151.09° WElevation 14,573 ftUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit14,573 ft
Mid-mountain12,598 ft
Valley10,636 ft

Freezing level in October: 2,461 ft

iThe mountain

Mount Hunter in brief

Mount Hunter rises to 14,573 ft in the Alaska Range, United States. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 4,623 ft, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Even daytime highs stay below zero in every month.

Facts

Elevation: 14,573 ft
Prominence: 4,623 ft
Range: Alaska Range
Country: United States
Coordinates: 62.9508, -151.0890
Nearest airport: Merrill Field (MRI) · 127 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 Hunter by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Hunter by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-16°	-15°	-15°	-8°	2°	12°	15°	13°	4°	-8°	-14°	-14°
Average low	-24°	-24°	-23°	-16°	-4°	5°	10°	7°	-2°	-14°	-21°	-22°
Precipitation	6.3 in	5.7 in	3.8 in	3.5 in	3.3 in	5.9 in	10.4 in	15.0 in	12.4 in	8.1 in	6.3 in	7.3 in
Cloud cover	54%	55%	49%	54%	51%	52%	57%	60%	63%	57%	56%	61%
Daylight	5h 51	8h 49	11h 43	14h 55	17h 59	20h 12	19h 09	16h 11	13h 01	9h 57	6h 52	4h 49
Month score	15	15	23	24	26	16	14	13	11	14	14	12

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	-0 ft	164 ft	328 ft	2,133 ft	5,249 ft	8,038 ft	9,022 ft	8,366 ft	5,741 ft	2,461 ft	656 ft	492 ft
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Hunter in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of the United States

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Denali	20,308 ft	20,194 ft	8.6 mi N	-7°
Denali North Peak	19,470 ft	1,302 ft	10 mi N	-5°
Mount Foraker	17,402 ft	7,201 ft	9.7 mi W	4°
Mount Stevens (Alaska)	13,966 ft	1,066 ft	2.2 mi S	16°
Kahiltna Peaks	13,440 ft	1,480 ft	5.4 mi N	19°
Kahiltna Dome	12,411 ft	2,175 ft	8.7 mi NW	20°
Mount Crosson	12,352 ft	1,600 ft	7.0 mi NW	19°
Mount Huntington (Alaska)	12,241 ft	2,890 ft	6.1 mi E	24°