South Bald Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,009 ft (3,356 m) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 1,863 ft (568 m) [3] |
Isolation | 8.54 mi (13.74 km) [3] |
Listing | Colorado prominent summits Colorado range high points |
Coordinates | 40°45′10″N105°41′46″W / 40.7526786°N 105.6960807°W [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Larimer County, Colorado, U.S. [4] |
Parent range | Highest summit of the Laramie Mountains [3] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map South Bald Mountain, Colorado [1] |
South Bald Mountain is the highest summit of the Laramie Mountains in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The summit in Roosevelt National Forest southwest of Red Feather Lakes is the highest of five peaks forming Bald Mountain. [1]
There is no weather station at the summit of South Bald Mountain, but this climate table contains interpolated data for an area around the summit.
Climate data for South Bald Mountain 40.7757 N, 105.7363 W, Elevation: 10,791 ft (3,289 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °F (°C) | 26.1 (−3.3) | 26.7 (−2.9) | 33.3 (0.7) | 39.0 (3.9) | 49.0 (9.4) | 60.3 (15.7) | 66.9 (19.4) | 64.6 (18.1) | 57.2 (14.0) | 44.4 (6.9) | 33.0 (0.6) | 25.9 (−3.4) | 43.9 (6.6) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.1 (−8.8) | 16.1 (−8.8) | 22.0 (−5.6) | 27.3 (−2.6) | 36.6 (2.6) | 47.0 (8.3) | 53.5 (11.9) | 51.8 (11.0) | 44.8 (7.1) | 33.5 (0.8) | 23.3 (−4.8) | 16.1 (−8.8) | 32.3 (0.2) |
Average low °F (°C) | 6.1 (−14.4) | 5.4 (−14.8) | 10.6 (−11.9) | 15.6 (−9.1) | 24.2 (−4.3) | 33.7 (0.9) | 40.0 (4.4) | 38.9 (3.8) | 32.4 (0.2) | 22.6 (−5.2) | 13.5 (−10.3) | 6.4 (−14.2) | 20.8 (−6.2) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.03 (77) | 3.15 (80) | 3.74 (95) | 4.92 (125) | 3.69 (94) | 1.70 (43) | 1.77 (45) | 1.68 (43) | 1.93 (49) | 2.85 (72) | 3.11 (79) | 2.87 (73) | 34.44 (875) |
Source: PRISM Climate Group [5] |
Deadman Hill (Colorado) is a small peak near South Bald Mountain. Deadman Hill has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc).
Climate data for Deadman Hill, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals: 10220ft (3115m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °F (°C) | 25.6 (−3.6) | 26.8 (−2.9) | 34.9 (1.6) | 41.9 (5.5) | 52.1 (11.2) | 61.4 (16.3) | 68.0 (20.0) | 65.7 (18.7) | 57.4 (14.1) | 44.3 (6.8) | 32.5 (0.3) | 25.6 (−3.6) | 44.7 (7.0) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.5 (−8.6) | 17.1 (−8.3) | 24.0 (−4.4) | 30.0 (−1.1) | 39.4 (4.1) | 47.9 (8.8) | 54.2 (12.3) | 52.5 (11.4) | 45.2 (7.3) | 34.0 (1.1) | 23.3 (−4.8) | 16.4 (−8.7) | 33.4 (0.8) |
Average low °F (°C) | 7.4 (−13.7) | 7.5 (−13.6) | 13.1 (−10.5) | 18.1 (−7.7) | 26.8 (−2.9) | 34.4 (1.3) | 40.3 (4.6) | 39.2 (4.0) | 33.0 (0.6) | 23.7 (−4.6) | 14.3 (−9.8) | 7.2 (−13.8) | 22.1 (−5.5) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.68 (68) | 2.79 (71) | 3.42 (87) | 4.58 (116) | 3.34 (85) | 1.65 (42) | 1.50 (38) | 1.51 (38) | 1.87 (47) | 2.67 (68) | 2.69 (68) | 2.46 (62) | 31.16 (790) |
Source 1: XMACIS2 [6] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation) [7] |
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To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.