Mountain range in the Yukon Territory, northwestern Canada
The Ogilvie Mountains are a mountain range in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada.
Geologically they are part of the Yukon Ranges, in the upper Laramide Belt of the North American Cordillera.
Geography
The range lies north of Dawson City, and is crossed by the Dempster Highway.
The area was first surveyed by William Ogilvie and the range subsequently named after him.
- Sub-ranges
- Peaks
The best known mountain peaks of the Ogilvie Mountains are located within Tombstone Territorial Park.[3]
The highest mountain within the range is Mount Frank Rae, at 2,362 m (7,749 ft) in elevation.
The range's most familiar mountains, with their jagged granite peaks, are:[4]
Mount Monolith of the Ogilvie Mountains, seen at dawn from Divide Lake, in Tombstone Territorial Park
Climate
Ogilvie River is a weather station near the Ogilvie Maintenance Compound in the northern Ogilvie Mountains, situated at an elevation of 597 m (1959 ft).[5]
| Climate data for Ogilvie River, Yukon, 1981-2006 normals, 1971-2008 extremes: 1959ft (597m)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
|
Jun
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Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
7
(44)
|
7
(44)
|
8
(46)
|
16
(61)
|
28
(82)
|
31
(88)
|
31
(88)
|
31
(87)
|
26
(79)
|
22
(72)
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7
(45)
|
10
(50)
|
31
(88)
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| Mean maximum °C (°F)
|
−6.6
(20.2)
|
−1.3
(29.6)
|
1.4
(34.6)
|
10.2
(50.3)
|
19.9
(67.9)
|
26.2
(79.2)
|
26.4
(79.6)
|
24.8
(76.6)
|
18.1
(64.5)
|
7.8
(46.0)
|
−4.1
(24.6)
|
−2.7
(27.1)
|
27.7
(81.9)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−22.4
(−8.4)
|
−18.7
(−1.7)
|
−11.9
(10.6)
|
−0.2
(31.6)
|
10.4
(50.8)
|
18.8
(65.8)
|
20.0
(68.0)
|
16.6
(61.8)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
−4.4
(24.0)
|
−18.3
(−1.0)
|
−19.9
(−3.9)
|
−1.7
(28.9)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−28.3
(−19.0)
|
−25.6
(−14.1)
|
−21.4
(−6.6)
|
−9.7
(14.6)
|
3.6
(38.4)
|
11.3
(52.4)
|
12.9
(55.2)
|
9.7
(49.4)
|
3.0
(37.4)
|
−9.9
(14.1)
|
−24.0
(−11.2)
|
−25.7
(−14.2)
|
−8.7
(16.4)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−35.5
(−31.9)
|
−33.3
(−28.0)
|
−30.9
(−23.6)
|
−18.7
(−1.7)
|
−3.2
(26.3)
|
4.1
(39.4)
|
5.8
(42.5)
|
2.7
(36.9)
|
−3.1
(26.4)
|
−15.2
(4.6)
|
−29.4
(−21.0)
|
−31.9
(−25.4)
|
−15.7
(3.7)
|
| Mean minimum °C (°F)
|
−48.9
(−56.0)
|
−48.3
(−55.0)
|
−44.7
(−48.5)
|
−33.7
(−28.6)
|
−13.1
(8.4)
|
−1.7
(29.0)
|
0.0
(32.0)
|
−4.1
(24.6)
|
−10.7
(12.7)
|
−29.8
(−21.7)
|
−41.2
(−42.2)
|
−45.1
(−49.1)
|
−50.9
(−59.7)
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| Record low °C (°F)
|
−57
(−71)
|
−56
(−69)
|
−54
(−66)
|
−43
(−45)
|
−27
(−17)
|
−6
(21)
|
−3
(27)
|
−10
(14)
|
−25
(−13)
|
−42
(−44)
|
−51
(−59)
|
−53
(−63)
|
−57
(−71)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
14
(0.57)
|
14
(0.56)
|
9.9
(0.39)
|
7.9
(0.31)
|
22
(0.86)
|
43
(1.70)
|
53
(2.07)
|
40
(1.56)
|
33
(1.30)
|
27
(1.07)
|
18
(0.69)
|
18
(0.71)
|
299.8
(11.79)
|
| Average snowfall cm (inches)
|
15
(5.8)
|
14
(5.6)
|
9.9
(3.9)
|
7.1
(2.8)
|
5.3
(2.1)
|
0.25
(0.1)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.51
(0.2)
|
8.4
(3.3)
|
24
(9.5)
|
18
(6.9)
|
18
(7.1)
|
120.46
(47.3)
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| Source: XMACIS2 (normals, extremes & precip/snow)[6]
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