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Impressively bad considering its fairly modest height. Presumably it's not as cold now as over 100 years ago when that data was taken but still fairly vile - 261 gales a year LMAO Shame they don't give data for snowfall, as with those precip. and temperatures I'd expect there to be, or have been a permanent ice cap and not just in the gullies (though I don't know how its topography affects these things).
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Originally Posted by RWood
F of course. Also had only about 700 hours of sunshine when measured for a while.
I'd heard they did at one time keep sun data but that's the first figure I've seen - actually not much less than Kinlochewe at sea level, I was expecting worse. I wonder how bad a climate they'd get if Scotland had higher mountains in the 3000 metre+ range - would be fairly amusing I'm sure
I have ascended Ben Nevis with a climbing friend several years back and we had remarkably good weather (it was August)! The views were terrific as well.
However, that certainly was not typical, and based on the climate stats, I would have to give it an F.
I wonder how bad a climate they'd get if Scotland had higher mountains in the 3000 metre+ range - would be fairly amusing I'm sure
See coastal ranges of SE Alaska and St. Elias range.
For Mt. Logan (5960 m), highest peak in Canada:
No season is really good as the peak is very near the Gulf of Alaska so storms can blow in at anytime and many parties have spent their entire trip hunkered down in their tents. The normal climbing season is from late April to early July with the weather getting worse as the summer progresses and then turning very ugly when winter arrives Some say that the winter ascent is best but this is not for the faint of heart as it is difficult to get an air charter, the temperature is very extreme -40c down to -75c at altitude without wind-chill, the wind is severe 50-150kph and to top it off one is very far North there are only a few hours of light (2-4) in the day. So if you like very cold camping at altitude in the dark this is the place for you.
See coastal ranges of SE Alaska and St. Elias range.
For Mt. Logan (5960 m), highest peak in Canada:
No season is really good as the peak is very near the Gulf of Alaska so storms can blow in at anytime and many parties have spent their entire trip hunkered down in their tents. The normal climbing season is from late April to early July with the weather getting worse as the summer progresses and then turning very ugly when winter arrives Some say that the winter ascent is best but this is not for the faint of heart as it is difficult to get an air charter, the temperature is very extreme -40c down to -75c at altitude without wind-chill, the wind is severe 50-150kph and to top it off one is very far North there are only a few hours of light (2-4) in the day. So if you like very cold camping at altitude in the dark this is the place for you.
Sounds pretty hardcore! Interesting how it says the weather gets worse as summer progresses, similar as how the best months in the Scottish Highlands are said to be May and June - similar climate genetics I suppose but I never really thought about it. Do you know of any climate data from places like this apart from in the Mt Washington thread you started?
Sounds pretty hardcore! Interesting how it says the weather gets worse as summer progresses, similar as how the best months in the Scottish Highlands are said to be May and June - similar climate genetics I suppose but I never really thought about it. Do you know of any climate data from places like this apart from in the Mt Washington thread you started?
A number of them are poor quality but they give the general idea. Mt. Denali is off the charts.
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Shame they don't give data for snowfall, as with those precip. and temperatures I'd expect there to be, or have been a permanent ice cap and not just in the gullies (though I don't know how its topography affects these things).
