Buffalo Pass (Continental Divide)
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| Buffalo Pass | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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