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Jones Pass SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Jones Pass at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 22, and the median peak is 16.8 in around April 27.

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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 Jones Pass, 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 inches26.4 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches26.4 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches26.3 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches26.2 inches

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Records at Jones Pass

Record values for Jones Pass, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record25.8 inches, May 4, 2011
Deepest snow on record86 inches, April 27, 2011
Biggest season peak25.8 in, 2010-11 season, on May 4, 2011
Smallest season peak9.1 in, 2011-12 season, on March 19, 2012
Last season's peak9.7 in, 2025-26 season, on March 18, 2026

27 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1999

Station details

Elevation10,430 ft
CountyGrand
Position39.7645, -105.9065
Record startsSeptember 30, 1999
Median peak SWE16.8 in around April 27
Median first snowOctober 22
Median melt-outJune 7
NRCS station ID970:CO:SNTL

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