Black Mountain SNOTEL

Black Mountain recorded 0.1 in of snow water equivalent at the start of October 4, 2026 and 0 in of snow on the ground.

as of 3:17 AM MDT, October 4, 2026

All values are from the start of the day, midnight Pacific Standard Time

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Black Mountain, last 8 days.
Date	SWE	Precip since Oct 1
Oct 4	0.1 inches	0.0 inches
Oct 3	0.1 inches	0.0 inches
Oct 2	0.1 inches	0.0 inches
Oct 1	0.0 inches	0.0 inches
Sep 30	0.0 inches	17.4 inches
Sep 29	0.0 inches	17.4 inches
Sep 28	0.0 inches	17.3 inches
Sep 27	0.0 inches	17.3 inches

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Records at Black Mountain

Record values for Black Mountain, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record	15.2 inches, May 1, 2016
Deepest snow on record	67 inches, March 15, 2021
Biggest season peak	15.2 in, 2015-16 season, on May 1, 2016
Smallest season peak	6.0 in, 2025-26 season, on March 17, 2026
Last season's peak	6.0 in, 2025-26 season, on March 17, 2026

16 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 2010

Station details

Elevation	8,940 ft
County	Larimer
Position	40.8879, -105.6640
Record starts	October 1, 2010
Median peak SWE	12.5 in around April 17
Median first snow	October 18
Median melt-out	May 23
NRCS station ID	1161:CO:SNTL

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