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Lone Cone SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Lone Cone at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 31, and the median peak is 15.2 in around April 1.

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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 Lone Cone, 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 inches31.8 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.6 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.0 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.0 inches

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Records at Lone Cone

Record values for Lone Cone, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record29.1 inches, April 14, 1997
Deepest snow on record93 inches, March 14, 2019
Biggest season peak29.1 in, 1996-97 season, on April 14, 1997
Smallest season peak7.4 in, 1989-90 season, on April 10, 1990
Last season's peak10.3 in, 2025-26 season, on March 8, 2026

46 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since July 20, 1980

Station details

Elevation9,730 ft
CountySan Miguel
Position37.8917, -108.1964
Record startsOctober 1, 1979
Median peak SWE15.2 in around April 1
Median first snowOctober 31
Median melt-outMay 3
NRCS station ID589:CO:SNTL

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