Buffalo Pass (Continental Divide)
Buffalo Pass | |
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Elevation | 10,180 ft (3,103 m)[1] |
Traversed by | Unimproved road |
Location | Jackson / Routt counties, Colorado, U.S. |
Range | Park Range |
Coordinates | 40°32′37″N 106°41′06″W / 40.54361°N 106.68500°W |
Topo map | USGS Buffalo Pass |
Buffalo Pass, elevation 10,180 ft (3,100 m), is a mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States.
Climate[edit]
Tower is a weather station at the summit of Buffalo Pass. Tower has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc).
Climate data for Tower, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, 1986-2020 extremes: 10500ft (3200m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 52 (11) | 56 (13) | 62 (17) | 66 (19) | 72 (22) | 78 (26) | 80 (27) | 78 (26) | 74 (23) | 64 (18) | 63 (17) | 50 (10) | 80 (27) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 38.9 (3.8) | 40.3 (4.6) | 47.4 (8.6) | 54.6 (12.6) | 62.4 (16.9) | 69.2 (20.7) | 71.8 (22.1) | 72.8 (22.7) | 67.3 (19.6) | 57.7 (14.3) | 47.1 (8.4) | 38.4 (3.6) | 73.9 (23.3) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 22.7 (−5.2) | 25.1 (−3.8) | 32.5 (0.3) | 39.7 (4.3) | 48.9 (9.4) | 58.2 (14.6) | 65.5 (18.6) | 63.8 (17.7) | 55.4 (13.0) | 42.5 (5.8) | 30.0 (−1.1) | 22.1 (−5.5) | 42.2 (5.7) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 15.8 (−9.0) | 17.2 (−8.2) | 24.2 (−4.3) | 29.9 (−1.2) | 39.0 (3.9) | 48.4 (9.1) | 55.7 (13.2) | 54.2 (12.3) | 46.5 (8.1) | 34.3 (1.3) | 22.9 (−5.1) | 15.4 (−9.2) | 33.6 (0.9) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 8.7 (−12.9) | 9.3 (−12.6) | 15.3 (−9.3) | 20.1 (−6.6) | 29.3 (−1.5) | 38.6 (3.7) | 45.9 (7.7) | 44.6 (7.0) | 37.3 (2.9) | 26.1 (−3.3) | 16.1 (−8.8) | 8.5 (−13.1) | 25.0 (−3.9) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −8.7 (−22.6) | −8.0 (−22.2) | −0.5 (−18.1) | 5.1 (−14.9) | 15.2 (−9.3) | 26.5 (−3.1) | 37.0 (2.8) | 36.3 (2.4) | 22.3 (−5.4) | 8.8 (−12.9) | −3.3 (−19.6) | −10.4 (−23.6) | −15.1 (−26.2) |
Record low °F (°C) | −19 (−28) | −30 (−34) | −13 (−25) | −10 (−23) | 2 (−17) | 19 (−7) | 25 (−4) | 28 (−2) | 8 (−13) | −7 (−22) | −19 (−28) | −29 (−34) | −30 (−34) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 7.96 (202) | 7.20 (183) | 6.20 (157) | 6.92 (176) | 4.77 (121) | 2.47 (63) | 1.68 (43) | 1.58 (40) | 3.06 (78) | 4.47 (114) | 6.36 (162) | 6.94 (176) | 59.61 (1,515) |
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 91.8 (233) | 113.4 (288) | 123.2 (313) | 127.2 (323) | 111.3 (283) | 76.8 (195) | 8.9 (23) | 0.5 (1.3) | 3.9 (9.9) | 16.2 (41) | 35.3 (90) | 64.9 (165) | 128.1 (325) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 19.7 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 15.1 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 15.4 | 18.8 | 169.2 |
Source 1: XMACIS2 (normals, extremes & 2004-2020 snow depth)[2] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: NOAA (precip/precip days)[3] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Buffalo Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "Tower, Colorado 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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