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Spud Mountain SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Spud Mountain at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 1, and the median peak is 25.6 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 Spud Mountain, 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 inches49.3 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches49.2 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches48.2 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches48.2 inches

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Records at Spud Mountain

Record values for Spud Mountain, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record47.6 inches, April 9, 1993
Deepest snow on record135 inches, March 14, 2019
Biggest season peak47.6 in, 1992-93 season, on April 9, 1993
Smallest season peak11.7 in, 2001-02 season, on March 27, 2002
Last season's peak12.0 in, 2025-26 season, on February 24, 2026

40 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since September 3, 1986

Station details

Elevation10,660 ft
CountySan Juan
Position37.6988, -107.7784
Record startsOctober 1, 1985
Median peak SWE25.6 in around April 4
Median first snowNovember 1
Median melt-outMay 29
NRCS station ID780:CO:SNTL

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