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Park Cone snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 680 at 9,600 ft in Gunnison County, Colorado, in the Gunnison basin, with daily records since Mar 29, 1980. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
233%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 175% of average
SWE today
0.7 in
median 0.3 in · average 0.4 in
Water-year precipitation
227%
of average since Oct 1 · 3.4 in vs. 1.5 in
Toward the normal peak
7%
of the average peak, 10.7 in around Apr 3
This water year against the normals
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
Water-year precipitation
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 average
Peak snowpack by water year
Since 1981 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 17.7 in (Apr 30, 1995) and as low as 4.9 in (Mar 8, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 10.7 in around Apr 3.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.9 | Mar 8, 2026 | 46% | 3 | 365 |
| 2025 | 8.9 | Apr 5, 2025 | 83% | 8.8 | 365 |
| 2024 | 12.7 | Apr 9, 2024 | 119% | 12.2 | 366 |
| 2023 | 14.9 | Apr 5, 2023 | 139% | 14.6 | 365 |
| 2022 | 11.6 | Apr 14, 2022 | 108% | 11.1 | 365 |
| 2021 | 8.6 | Mar 28, 2021 | 80% | 8.6 | 365 |
| 2020 | 10.5 | Apr 19, 2020 | 98% | 10.2 | 366 |
| 2019 | 15.1 | Apr 13, 2019 | 141% | 14.1 | 365 |
| 2018 | 8.2 | Apr 8, 2018 | 77% | 7.4 | 365 |
| 2017 | 17.5 | Apr 6, 2017 | 164% | 17.1 | 365 |
| 2016 | 8.6 | Apr 4, 2016 | 80% | 8.4 | 366 |
| 2015 | 7.9 | Apr 18, 2015 | 74% | 7.5 | 365 |
| 2014 | 13.5 | Apr 1, 2014 | 126% | 13.5 | 365 |
| 2013 | 9.2 | Apr 15, 2013 | 86% | 7.1 | 365 |
| 2012 | 8.1 | Mar 18, 2012 | 76% | 7.7 | 366 |
| 2011 | 14.5 | Apr 5, 2011 | 136% | 13.9 | 365 |
| 2010 | 10.8 | Apr 9, 2010 | 101% | 10.1 | 365 |
| 2009 | 13.2 | Apr 4, 2009 | 123% | 12.2 | 365 |
| 2008 | 17.7 | Apr 7, 2008 | 165% | 16.6 | 366 |
| 2007 | 7.8 | Apr 13, 2007 | 73% | 7.5 | 365 |
| 2006 | 11.3 | Apr 6, 2006 | 106% | 11 | 365 |
| 2005 | 10.8 | Apr 6, 2005 | 101% | 10.5 | 365 |
| 2004 | 9.1 | Apr 10, 2004 | 85% | 8.2 | 366 |
| 2003 | 9.8 | Apr 6, 2003 | 92% | 9.6 | 365 |
| 2002 | 6.2 | Mar 25, 2002 | 58% | 6 | 365 |
| 2001 | 6 | Apr 7, 2001 | 56% | 5.9 | 365 |
| 2000 | 9.1 | Apr 4, 2000 | 85% | 9 | 366 |
| 1999 | 10 | Apr 10, 1999 | 93% | 9.2 | 365 |
| 1998 | 10.2 | Apr 15, 1998 | 95% | 8.9 | 365 |
| 1997 | 15.6 | Apr 13, 1997 | 146% | 14.9 | 365 |
| 1996 | 14.8 | Mar 26, 1996 | 138% | 13.6 | 366 |
| 1995 | 17.7 | Apr 30, 1995 | 165% | 15.1 | 365 |
| 1994 | 10.4 | Apr 13, 1994 | 97% | 7.4 | 365 |
| 1993 | 17.2 | Apr 6, 1993 | 161% | 16.4 | 365 |
| 1992 | 8.4 | Mar 30, 1992 | 79% | 8.4 | 366 |
| 1991 | 10.6 | Mar 31, 1991 | 99% | 10.5 | 365 |
| 1990 | 7 | Apr 5, 1990 | 65% | 6.9 | 365 |
| 1989 | 11.4 | Apr 4, 1989 | 107% | 10 | 365 |
| 1988 | 6.9 | Mar 19, 1988 | 64% | 6.3 | 366 |
| 1987 | 10.7 | Mar 31, 1987 | 100% | 10.7 | 365 |
| 1986 | 14.6 | Mar 21, 1986 | 136% | 13.3 | 365 |
| 1985 | 12.7 | Mar 31, 1985 | 119% | 12.7 | 365 |
| 1984 | 13.7 | Apr 8, 1984 | 128% | 13.1 | 366 |
| 1983 | 10 | Apr 7, 1983 | 93% | 9.1 | 365 |
| 1982 | 14.2 | Apr 11, 1982 | 133% | 13.1 | 365 |
| 1981 | 6.6 | Apr 5, 1981 | 62% | 6.2 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 680:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 38.8198, -106.5896. Other stations in the Gunnison basin are listed on the basin page.