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New Mexico snowpack

At the start of October 4, 2026, 7 of 28 SNOTEL stations in New Mexico showed snow on the pillow. The most snow sat at Vacas Locas with 0.3 in of SWE.

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

New Mexico snowpack map

Vacas Locas: 0.3″Vacas Locas 0.3″Rice Park: 0.2″Rice Park 0.2″Rio Santa Barbara: 0.2″Rio Santa Barbara 0.2″Navajo Whiskey Ck: 0.1″Santa Fe: 0.1″Shuree: 0.1″Tolby: 0.1″Bateman: 0.0″Chamita: 0.0″Elk Cabin: 0.0″Frisco Divide: 0.0″Gallegos Peak: 0.0″Garita Peak: 0.0″Hopewell: 0.0″Lookout Mountain: 0.0″Mcknight Cabin: 0.0″North Costilla: 0.0″Palo: 0.0″Quemazon: 0.0″Red River Pass #2: 0.0″San Antonio Sink: 0.0″Senorita Divide #2: 0.0″Sierra Blanca: 0.0″Signal Peak: 0.0″Silver Creek Divide: 0.0″Taos Powderhorn: 0.0″Taos Pueblo: 0.0″Tres Ritos: 0.0″Wesner Springs: 0.0″AZCOOKTXUT
0.1″ 0.3″ Inches of snow water equivalentNo snow on the pillow
Circles mark each SNOTEL station in New Mexico, with area set by SWE at the start of October 4, 2026; tap a circle for that station.

SNOTEL stations in New Mexico

For every SNOTEL station in New Mexico, the table lists elevation, SWE, median, percent of the 1991-2020 median, change over 7 days, depth, and reading date.
StationElevationSWEMedianPercent of median7-day changeDepthDate
Bateman9,230 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Chamita8,360 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Elk Cabin8,220 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Frisco Divide8,010 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Gallegos Peak9,460 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Garita Peak10,100 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Hopewell10,080 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Lookout Mountain8,500 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Mcknight Cabin9,230 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Navajo Whiskey Ck9,050 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
North Costilla10,570 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Palo9,330 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Quemazon9,500 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Red River Pass #29,840 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Rice Park8,480 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Rio Santa Barbara10,640 ft0.2 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
San Antonio Sink9,120 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Santa Fe11,480 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Senorita Divide #28,560 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Shuree10,070 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Sierra Blanca10,250 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Signal Peak8,390 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Silver Creek Divide9,080 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Taos Powderhorn11,020 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Taos Pueblo10,990 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Tolby10,210 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Tres Ritos8,740 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Vacas Locas9,350 ft0.3 inches0.0 inches+0.3 inches0 inchesOct 4
Wesner Springs11,110 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 2

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Record snow water equivalent by New Mexico station

The ten SNOTEL stations in New Mexico with the highest single-day snow water equivalent in their records.
StationSWEDateSince
Taos Powderhorn36.9 inchesMay 4, 20172010
Hopewell30.5 inchesApril 24, 19951979
Sierra Blanca29.4 inchesMarch 24, 20102002
Santa Fe26.7 inchesMay 4, 20051996
Silver Creek Divide25.9 inchesApril 15, 19831978
Chamita25.5 inchesApril 7, 19801979
Wesner Springs24.7 inchesApril 10, 19931989
Bateman23.1 inchesApril 14, 19801979
Senorita Divide #221.8 inchesApril 13, 19831980
Navajo Whiskey Ck21.6 inchesApril 6, 20232009

New Mexico SNOTEL stations at a glance

Stations29
Highest stationSanta Fe, 11,480 ft
Lowest stationFrisco Divide, 8,010 ft