Fairchild Mountain | |
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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 | |
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 high mountain summit in the Mummy Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,508-foot (4,117 m) thirteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 9.6 miles (15.5 km) northwest ( bearing 311°) of the Town of Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. [1] [2] [3]
Climate data for Fairchild Mountain 40.4689 N, 105.6679 W, Elevation: 13,287 ft (4,050 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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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] |
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.