Cameron Pass (Colorado)
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| Cameron Pass | ||
|---|---|---|
Elevation 10,276 ft (3,132 m)[1] | | |
| Traversed by |  SH 14 | |
| Location | Jackson / Larimer counties, Colorado, United States | |
| Range | Rocky Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 40°31′15″N 105°53′33″W / 40.52083°N 105.89250°W | |
| Topo map | USGS Clark Peak | |
Cameron Pass (elevation 10,276 ft; 3,132 m) is a
North Park, using State Highway 14
.
The pass was named for
Poudre River
valley.
The pass is drained on the north side by a tributary of the Cache la Poudre River, Joe Wright Creek,[3] in the basin of the South Platte River. It is drained on the south side by the Michigan River, a tributary of the North Platte River in North Park.
Climate
The Joe Wright weather station is at the summit of Cameron Pass. Cameron Pass has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
| Climate data for Joe Wright, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals: 10120ft (3085m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 27.1 (−2.7) |
29.1 (−1.6) |
37.4 (3.0) |
43.3 (6.3) |
52.6 (11.4) |
62.3 (16.8) |
69.0 (20.6) |
66.5 (19.2) |
59.4 (15.2) |
46.7 (8.2) |
34.6 (1.4) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
46.2 (7.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 18.6 (−7.4) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
26.7 (−2.9) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
40.2 (4.6) |
48.3 (9.1) |
54.3 (12.4) |
52.6 (11.4) |
46.7 (8.2) |
36.3 (2.4) |
25.9 (−3.4) |
18.1 (−7.7) |
34.9 (1.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 9.8 (−12.3) |
10.2 (−12.1) |
15.6 (−9.1) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
34.3 (1.3) |
39.6 (4.2) |
38.7 (3.7) |
34.0 (1.1) |
25.9 (−3.4) |
16.9 (−8.4) |
9.6 (−12.4) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.32 (110) |
4.22 (107) |
4.47 (114) |
5.64 (143) |
4.26 (108) |
2.22 (56) |
2.13 (54) |
2.22 (56) |
2.78 (71) |
3.83 (97) |
4.20 (107) |
3.87 (98) |
44.16 (1,121) |
| Source 1: XMACIS2[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Cameron Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^ Ansel Watrous. "History of Larimer County, Colorado". The Courier Printing & Pub. Co. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "USGS 1:24000-scale Quadrangle for Clark Peak, CO 1962". US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Wright, Colorado 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 3, 2023.