California Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,855-foot (4,223 m) thirteener is located on the Sierra Blanca Massif, 12.1 miles (19.5 km) north (bearing 4°) of the Town of Blanca, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating in Rio Grande National Forest and Alamosa County from San Isabel National Forest and Huerfano County.[2][3][1]
| California Peak | |
|---|---|
  California Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,855 ft (4,223 m)[2][3] |
| Prominence | 629 ft (192 m)[3] |
| Isolation | 2.19 mi (3.52 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 37°36′51″N 105°29′55″W / 37.6141705°N 105.4986228°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Alamosa and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States[1] |
| Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif[3] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Blanca Peak, Colorado[1] |
Climate
edit| Climate data for California Peak 37.6157 N, 105.5009 W, Elevation: 13,399 ft (4,084 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 24.3 (−4.3) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
28.8 (−1.8) |
34.3 (1.3) |
42.9 (6.1) |
54.5 (12.5) |
58.8 (14.9) |
56.6 (13.7) |
51.1 (10.6) |
41.5 (5.3) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
24.9 (−3.9) |
39.4 (4.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 12.3 (−10.9) |
11.8 (−11.2) |
16.1 (−8.8) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
40.1 (4.5) |
44.7 (7.1) |
43.2 (6.2) |
37.8 (3.2) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
13.2 (−10.4) |
26.5 (−3.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 0.3 (−17.6) |
−0.5 (−18.1) |
3.3 (−15.9) |
7.9 (−13.4) |
16.6 (−8.6) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
15.8 (−9.0) |
8.2 (−13.2) |
1.5 (−16.9) |
13.6 (−10.2) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.73 (44) |
1.74 (44) |
3.32 (84) |
3.20 (81) |
2.58 (66) |
1.84 (47) |
5.10 (130) |
3.92 (100) |
2.60 (66) |
2.22 (56) |
1.73 (44) |
1.81 (46) |
31.79 (808) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "California Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ a b The elevation of California Peak includes an adjustment of +1.813 m (+5.95 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e "California Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
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.
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