Stony Mountain, Manitoba

Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Stony Mountain, Manitoba
Unincorporated Community (Village)
	Stony Mountain, Manitoba Location of Stony Mountain in Manitoba
	Coordinates: 50°05′18″N 97°13′10″W / 50.08833°N 97.21944°W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Winnipeg Capital Region
Rural Municipality	Rockwood
Area
• Total	1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Elevation	248 m (814 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	1,800
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code	R0C 3A0
Area code	204

Stony Mountain is a small community in Manitoba, Canada approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Winnipeg on Provincial Highway 7. The town is in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood and is the location of Stony Mountain Ski Area. The Stony Mountain Institution and Rockwood Institution prisons are in Stony Mountain.

It is the birthplace of hockey hall of famer Babe Pratt.^[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Stony Mountain had a population of 1,979 living in 438 of its 455 total private dwellings, a change of 21% from its 2016 population of 1,636. With a land area of 2.67 km² (1.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 741.2/km² (1,919.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

Water

The RM owns and operates the Stony Mountain Water and Wastewater Utility serving 678 customers, including one trailer park with 26 trailers, one school, one hotel, 16 businesses and four industrial connections. At the time that this application was submitted to the Board, all but seven customers were metered. Water services to Stony Mountain Institution are provided by the Cartier Regional Water Co-Op.

Climate

Climate data for Stony Mountain
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	7 (45)	7 (45)	17 (63)	34 (93)	38 (100)	37.5 (99.5)	36.1 (97.0)	38.5 (101.3)	38.5 (101.3)	30 (86)	23.4 (74.1)	9 (48)	38.5 (101.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−12.8 (9.0)	−8.5 (16.7)	−1.2 (29.8)	9.8 (49.6)	19.1 (66.4)	23.3 (73.9)	25.9 (78.6)	25 (77)	18.4 (65.1)	10.5 (50.9)	−1.1 (30.0)	−9.8 (14.4)	8.2 (46.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−18 (0)	−13.8 (7.2)	−6.3 (20.7)	3.8 (38.8)	12.1 (53.8)	16.9 (62.4)	19.5 (67.1)	18.4 (65.1)	12.3 (54.1)	5.1 (41.2)	−5.3 (22.5)	−14.7 (5.5)	2.5 (36.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−23.2 (−9.8)	−19 (−2)	−11.3 (11.7)	−2.2 (28.0)	5.1 (41.2)	10.5 (50.9)	13.1 (55.6)	11.8 (53.2)	9.2 (48.6)	−0.4 (31.3)	−9.5 (14.9)	−19.5 (−3.1)	−3.2 (26.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−42.2 (−44.0)	−42.5 (−44.5)	−36.7 (−34.1)	−27.2 (−17.0)	−9 (16)	−2 (28)	2.2 (36.0)	0.6 (33.1)	−6.5 (20.3)	−20 (−4)	−39 (−38)	−39 (−38)	−42.5 (−44.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	22 (0.9)	15.8 (0.62)	20.7 (0.81)	26.5 (1.04)	54.8 (2.16)	88.9 (3.50)	71.5 (2.81)	68.6 (2.70)	53.1 (2.09)	39 (1.5)	27.1 (1.07)	22.6 (0.89)	510.4 (20.09)
Source: Environment Canada^[3]