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Garita Peak SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Garita Peak at the start of October 4, 2026.

as of

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Garita Peak, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0 inches20.7 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0 inches20.0 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0 inches19.4 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0 inches19.4 inches

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Records at Garita Peak

Record values for Garita Peak, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record13.7 inches, March 28, 2023
Deepest snow on record52 inches, March 25, 2023
Biggest season peak13.7 in, 2022-23 season, on March 28, 2023
Smallest season peak1.8 in, 2025-26 season, on February 1, 2026
Last season's peak1.8 in, 2025-26 season, on February 1, 2026

10 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since September 24, 2016

Station details

Elevation10,100 ft
CountyRio Arriba
Position36.0047, -106.5481
Record startsSeptember 23, 2016
NRCS station ID1173:NM:SNTL

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