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El Diente Peak SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at El Diente Peak at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 10, and the median peak is 14.6 in around April 4.

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for El Diente Peak, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches32.4 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches32.3 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.6 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.5 inches

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Records at El Diente Peak

Record values for El Diente Peak, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record26.8 inches, April 8, 1993
Deepest snow on record99 inches, March 14, 2019
Biggest season peak26.8 in, 1992-93 season, on April 8, 1993
Smallest season peak8.5 in, 2025-26 season, on February 23, 2026
Last season's peak8.5 in, 2025-26 season, on February 23, 2026

40 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since August 6, 1986

Station details

Elevation10,210 ft
CountyDolores
Position37.7861, -108.0224
Record startsOctober 1, 1985
Median peak SWE14.6 in around April 4
Median first snowNovember 10
Median melt-outMay 12
NRCS station ID465:CO:SNTL

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