Arapaho Pass (Rabbit Ears Range)
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| Arapaho Pass | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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