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Red Mountain Pass snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 713 at 11,060 ft in San Juan County, Colorado, in the San Juan basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 1980. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
400%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 286% of average
SWE today
4 in
median 1 in · average 1.4 in
Water-year precipitation
294%
of average since Oct 1 · 9.4 in vs. 3.2 in
Toward the normal peak
17%
of the average peak, 23.8 in around Apr 14
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 44.5 in (May 15, 1984) and as low as 10.3 in (Mar 7, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 23.8 in around Apr 14.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.3 | Mar 7, 2026 | 43% | 6.6 | 365 |
| 2025 | 21.3 | Apr 5, 2025 | 89% | 20.5 | 365 |
| 2024 | 21.8 | Apr 8, 2024 | 92% | 21 | 360 |
| 2023 | 31.1 | Apr 28, 2023 | 131% | 30 | 365 |
| 2022 | 19.9 | Mar 30, 2022 | 84% | 18.4 | 365 |
| 2021 | 21.1 | Mar 26, 2021 | 89% | 21.1 | 365 |
| 2020 | 24.5 | Apr 22, 2020 | 103% | 23.6 | 366 |
| 2019 | 36.4 | May 1, 2019 | 153% | 33 | 365 |
| 2018 | 16.4 | Apr 24, 2018 | 69% | 14.1 | 365 |
| 2017 | 27.4 | Apr 4, 2017 | 115% | 26.7 | 365 |
| 2016 | 23.3 | May 2, 2016 | 98% | 20 | 366 |
| 2015 | 20.2 | May 25, 2015 | 85% | 17.3 | 365 |
| 2014 | 24.5 | Apr 29, 2014 | 103% | 22.4 | 365 |
| 2013 | 19.6 | Apr 21, 2013 | 82% | 17 | 365 |
| 2012 | 17.8 | Mar 20, 2012 | 75% | 15.8 | 366 |
| 2011 | 33.7 | May 21, 2011 | 142% | 24 | 365 |
| 2010 | 24.2 | Apr 7, 2010 | 102% | 23.4 | 365 |
| 2009 | 27.5 | Apr 17, 2009 | 116% | 23.6 | 365 |
| 2008 | 34.4 | Apr 11, 2008 | 145% | 30.5 | 366 |
| 2007 | 23.7 | May 7, 2007 | 100% | 18.8 | 365 |
| 2006 | 24.4 | Apr 7, 2006 | 103% | 22.9 | 365 |
| 2005 | 30.9 | May 2, 2005 | 130% | 28.3 | 365 |
| 2004 | 25.4 | Apr 25, 2004 | 107% | 21.2 | 366 |
| 2003 | 19.5 | Apr 24, 2003 | 82% | 17.4 | 365 |
| 2002 | 14.9 | Mar 26, 2002 | 63% | 14.3 | 365 |
| 2001 | 24.6 | Apr 23, 2001 | 103% | 19.8 | 365 |
| 2000 | 23 | Apr 2, 2000 | 97% | 22.2 | 366 |
| 1999 | 30.4 | May 6, 1999 | 128% | 19.8 | 365 |
| 1998 | 25.3 | Apr 20, 1998 | 106% | 21.4 | 365 |
| 1997 | 34.9 | May 1, 1997 | 147% | 29.5 | 365 |
| 1996 | 27.6 | Apr 19, 1996 | 116% | 25.8 | 366 |
| 1995 | 36.8 | May 13, 1995 | 155% | 28.5 | 365 |
| 1994 | 23.1 | May 2, 1994 | 97% | 19.3 | 365 |
| 1993 | 36.5 | Apr 18, 1993 | 153% | 32.3 | 365 |
| 1992 | 26.5 | Apr 4, 1992 | 111% | 26 | 366 |
| 1991 | 25.7 | Apr 30, 1991 | 108% | 22.7 | 365 |
| 1990 | 21 | May 1, 1990 | 88% | 13 | 365 |
| 1989 | 24.6 | Apr 2, 1989 | 103% | 24.3 | 365 |
| 1988 | 22.8 | May 4, 1988 | 96% | 21.3 | 366 |
| 1987 | 34.1 | Apr 21, 1987 | 143% | 31.4 | 365 |
| 1986 | 27.3 | Apr 26, 1986 | 115% | 22.6 | 365 |
| 1985 | 35.5 | Apr 29, 1985 | 149% | 33.1 | 365 |
| 1984 | 44.5 | May 15, 1984 | 187% | 31.2 | 366 |
| 1983 | 37 | May 2, 1983 | 155% | 29.4 | 365 |
| 1982 | 33.1 | Apr 6, 1982 | 139% | 32.6 | 365 |
| 1981 | 17.9 | Apr 4, 1981 | 75% | 16.5 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 713:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 37.8917, -107.7139. Other stations in the San Juan basin are listed on the basin page.