Fairchild Mountain
| Fairchild Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Fairchild Mountain, viewed from Trail Ridge Road | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,508 ft (4,117 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 922 ft (281 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Ypsilon Mountain[2] |
| Isolation | 1.19 mi (1.92 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 40°28′06″N 105°39′51″W / 40.4683168°N 105.6641704°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Lucius Fairchild[4] |
| Geography | |
  Fairchild Mountain | |
| Location | Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
| Parent range | Mummy Range[2] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Trail Ridge, Colorado[3] |
Fairchild Mountain is a
Climate
| Climate data for Fairchild Mountain 40.4689 N, 105.6679 W, Elevation: 13,287 ft (4,050 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 19.8 (−6.8) |
19.1 (−7.2) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
39.7 (4.3) |
51.6 (10.9) |
57.4 (14.1) |
55.5 (13.1) |
48.9 (9.4) |
37.6 (3.1) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
20.1 (−6.6) |
35.9 (2.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 9.1 (−12.7) |
8.1 (−13.3) |
13.3 (−10.4) |
18.4 (−7.6) |
27.5 (−2.5) |
38.5 (3.6) |
44.8 (7.1) |
43.1 (6.2) |
36.5 (2.5) |
26.0 (−3.3) |
16.2 (−8.8) |
9.7 (−12.4) |
24.3 (−4.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −1.6 (−18.7) |
−2.8 (−19.3) |
2.0 (−16.7) |
6.6 (−14.1) |
15.4 (−9.2) |
25.4 (−3.7) |
32.2 (0.1) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
14.4 (−9.8) |
6.1 (−14.4) |
−0.6 (−18.1) |
12.7 (−10.7) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.53 (115) |
4.67 (119) |
4.34 (110) |
5.10 (130) |
4.31 (109) |
1.92 (49) |
2.30 (58) |
2.53 (64) |
2.28 (58) |
2.91 (74) |
3.94 (100) |
4.29 (109) |
43.12 (1,095) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[5] | |||||||||||||
See also
Geology portal
Geography portal
North America portal
United States portal
Colorado portal
Mountains portal
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado county high points
References
- ^ NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e f "Fairchild Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Fairchild Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-89997-713-3.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 9, 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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