| South River Peak | |
|---|---|
  South River Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,154 ft (4,009 m)[2][3] |
| Prominence | 2,448 ft (746 m)[4] |
| Isolation | 21.12 mi (33.99 km)[4] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 37°34′27″N106°58′54″W / 37.5740775°N 106.9815374°W /37.5740775; -106.9815374[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Mineral County,Colorado,U.S.[1] |
| Parent range | San Juan Mountains[4] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map South River Peak, Colorado[2] |
South River Peak, elevation 13,154 ft (4,009 m), is a summit in theSan Juan Mountains of southwesternColorado, United States. The mountain is in theWeminuche Wilderness ofRio Grande National Forest.
South River Peak has anAlpine climate (KöppenET). There is no weather station at the summit of South River Peak, but this climate table containsinterpolated data for an area around the summit.
| Climate data for South River Peak 37.5683 N, 106.9760 W, Elevation: 12,644 ft (3,854 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 26.2 (−3.2) | 26.2 (−3.2) | 31.5 (−0.3) | 36.8 (2.7) | 45.0 (7.2) | 55.7 (13.2) | 60.6 (15.9) | 58.1 (14.5) | 52.2 (11.2) | 42.4 (5.8) | 32.9 (0.5) | 26.0 (−3.3) | 41.1 (5.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 15.1 (−9.4) | 14.8 (−9.6) | 19.7 (−6.8) | 24.8 (−4.0) | 33.3 (0.7) | 43.5 (6.4) | 48.5 (9.2) | 46.8 (8.2) | 41.1 (5.1) | 31.6 (−0.2) | 22.2 (−5.4) | 15.2 (−9.3) | 29.7 (−1.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 3.9 (−15.6) | 3.4 (−15.9) | 7.8 (−13.4) | 12.7 (−10.7) | 21.5 (−5.8) | 31.2 (−0.4) | 36.4 (2.4) | 35.5 (1.9) | 30.0 (−1.1) | 20.8 (−6.2) | 11.5 (−11.4) | 4.4 (−15.3) | 18.3 (−7.6) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 5.96 (151) | 6.74 (171) | 6.42 (163) | 4.91 (125) | 3.67 (93) | 1.42 (36) | 3.44 (87) | 4.80 (122) | 5.04 (128) | 5.92 (150) | 5.99 (152) | 6.44 (164) | 60.75 (1,542) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[5] | |||||||||||||
Middle CreekSNOTEL is a weather station on the northern flank of South River Peak, in theRed Mountain Creek Valley. Middle Creek has asubarctic climate (KöppenDfc).
| Climate data for Middle Creek, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, 1983-2020 extremes: 11250ft (3429m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 64 (18) | 62 (17) | 70 (21) | 69 (21) | 77 (25) | 78 (26) | 81 (27) | 87 (31) | 83 (28) | 82 (28) | 69 (21) | 65 (18) | 87 (31) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 50 (10) | 50 (10) | 54 (12) | 57 (14) | 62 (17) | 71 (22) | 73 (23) | 70 (21) | 67 (19) | 61 (16) | 54 (12) | 49 (9) | 74 (23) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 32.4 (0.2) | 33.2 (0.7) | 39.5 (4.2) | 43.6 (6.4) | 50.8 (10.4) | 60.5 (15.8) | 65.3 (18.5) | 62.6 (17.0) | 56.4 (13.6) | 47.4 (8.6) | 38.1 (3.4) | 31.8 (−0.1) | 46.8 (8.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 18.6 (−7.4) | 19.4 (−7.0) | 25.3 (−3.7) | 30.4 (−0.9) | 39.0 (3.9) | 47.6 (8.7) | 52.3 (11.3) | 50.4 (10.2) | 44.7 (7.1) | 35.4 (1.9) | 25.3 (−3.7) | 18.7 (−7.4) | 33.9 (1.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 4.9 (−15.1) | 5.7 (−14.6) | 11.1 (−11.6) | 17.1 (−8.3) | 26.9 (−2.8) | 35.0 (1.7) | 39.3 (4.1) | 38.2 (3.4) | 32.9 (0.5) | 23.5 (−4.7) | 12.6 (−10.8) | 5.7 (−14.6) | 21.1 (−6.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −14 (−26) | −13 (−25) | −8 (−22) | 0 (−18) | 12 (−11) | 24 (−4) | 33 (1) | 32 (0) | 21 (−6) | 6 (−14) | −10 (−23) | −16 (−27) | −19 (−28) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −26 (−32) | −26 (−32) | −17 (−27) | −10 (−23) | 1 (−17) | 12 (−11) | 22 (−6) | 16 (−9) | 9 (−13) | −10 (−23) | −19 (−28) | −34 (−37) | −34 (−37) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 3.04 (77) | 3.66 (93) | 3.52 (89) | 3.29 (84) | 2.02 (51) | 1.16 (29) | 2.72 (69) | 3.59 (91) | 3.35 (85) | 3.77 (96) | 3.58 (91) | 3.37 (86) | 37.07 (941) |
| Source 1: XMACIS2[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[7] | |||||||||||||
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clickingCoordinates (underLocation); copyLatitude andLongitude figures from top of table; clickZoom to location; clickPrecipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click30-year normals, 1991-2020; click800m; clickRetrieve Time Series button.
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