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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
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: 10500ft (3200m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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) |
| 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) |
| Source 1: XMACIS2[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "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.
External links
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