White Elephant SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at White Elephant at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 24, and the median peak is 28.6 in around April 19.

as of 6:40 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 White Elephant, last 8 days.
Date	Depth	Precip since Oct 1
Oct 4		0.0 inches
Oct 3		0.0 inches
Oct 2		0.0 inches
Oct 1	0 inches	0.0 inches
Sep 30	0 inches	44.6 inches
Sep 29	0 inches	44.6 inches
Sep 28	0 inches	44.1 inches
Sep 27	0 inches	44.1 inches

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA) created the figures on this page, which are works of the US government and therefore have no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. Neither NRCS nor USDA endorses or is affiliated with WeatherTotals. See: Data sources and attribution.

Records at White Elephant

Record values for White Elephant, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record	53.3 inches, April 11, 1997
Deepest snow on record	118 inches, April 2, 2023
Biggest season peak	53.3 in, 1996-97 season, on April 11, 1997
Smallest season peak	15.4 in, 2014-15 season, on April 16, 2015
Last season's peak	18.2 in, 2025-26 season, on March 16, 2026

45 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1981

Station details

Elevation	7,670 ft
County	Fremont
Position	44.5327, -111.4108
Record starts	October 1, 1979
Median peak SWE	28.6 in around April 19
Median first snow	October 24
Median melt-out	June 4
NRCS station ID	860:ID:SNTL

Nearby SNOTEL stations

Island Park 8 mi
Whiskey Creek 14 mi, MT
Black Bear 14 mi, MT
Madison Plateau 15 mi, MT
West Yellowstone 18 mi, MT
Lakeview Ridge 21 mi, MT
Tepee Creek 23 mi, MT
Beaver Creek 29 mi, MT