Arapaho Pass (Rabbit Ears Range)
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Arapaho Pass | |
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Elevation | 8,953 ft (2,729 m)[1] |
Traversed by | Unimproved road |
Location | Grand and Jackson counties, Colorado, United States |
Range | Rabbit Ears Range |
Coordinates | 40°23′06″N 106°28′21″W / 40.3849824°N 106.4725345°W |
Topo map | USGS Spicer Peak |
Arapaho Pass, elevation 8,953 feet (2,729 m), is a mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the Rabbit Ears Range of the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States.
Climate[edit]
Climate data for Arapaho Ridge, Colorado, 2003–2020 normals: 10960ft (3341m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 25.2 (−3.8) | 25.5 (−3.6) | 34.6 (1.4) | 41.0 (5.0) | 49.8 (9.9) | 60.3 (15.7) | 66.5 (19.2) | 63.8 (17.7) | 56.6 (13.7) | 43.3 (6.3) | 32.4 (0.2) | 23.2 (−4.9) | 43.5 (6.4) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 17.3 (−8.2) | 16.6 (−8.6) | 24.5 (−4.2) | 30.6 (−0.8) | 39.3 (4.1) | 49.2 (9.6) | 55.5 (13.1) | 53.3 (11.8) | 46.6 (8.1) | 34.4 (1.3) | 24.2 (−4.3) | 15.2 (−9.3) | 33.9 (1.1) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 9.4 (−12.6) | 7.8 (−13.4) | 14.5 (−9.7) | 20.1 (−6.6) | 28.8 (−1.8) | 38.1 (3.4) | 44.6 (7.0) | 42.8 (6.0) | 36.6 (2.6) | 25.6 (−3.6) | 15.9 (−8.9) | 7.3 (−13.7) | 24.3 (−4.3) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.44 (87) | 3.46 (88) | 3.80 (97) | 4.64 (118) | 3.38 (86) | 1.74 (44) | 1.60 (41) | 1.97 (50) | 2.37 (60) | 3.21 (82) | 3.51 (89) | 3.50 (89) | 36.62 (931) |
Source 1: XMACIS2[2] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[3] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Arapaho Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "Arapaho Ridge, Colorado 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 9, 2023.