The summit of Mount Whitney is the highest point of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States. The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Front Range and the Continental Divide of North America.
The air in Banff is very dry which creates atmospheric conditions wherein the weather can change quite suddenly. The average daytime temperatures are around 10C (49Â°F), whereas the minimum average t...
They have hot, short summers but long, cold winters. The average temperature in the winter is -15C. The average summer temperature is 18C. The annual precipitation varies from 250 to 750 mm. The climate is fairly dry because the nearby Rocky Mountains block moisture-bearing winds. Winds that do come through come at fairly high speeds. The average annual wind speed in the ecozone is 18 to 21 km/h. Comparing to Toronto's speed of 16 km/h and Vancouver's 12 km/h, it is fairly fast. The Prairie ecozone's climate is continental.