California Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,855-foot (4,223 m) thirteener is located on the Sierra Blanca Massif, 12.1 miles (19.5 km) north (bearing 4°) of the Town of Blanca, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating in Rio Grande National Forest and Alamosa County from San Isabel National Forest and Huerfano County.[1][2][3]
| California Peak | |
|---|---|
  California Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,855 ft (4,223 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 629 ft (192 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 2.19 mi (3.52 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 37°36′51″N 105°29′55″W[3] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Alamosa and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States[3] |
| Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Blanca Peak, Colorado[3] |
Climate
| Climate data for California Peak 37.6157 N, 105.5009 W, Elevation: 13,399 ft (4,084 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 24.3 (−4.3) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
28.8 (−1.8) |
34.3 (1.3) |
42.9 (6.1) |
54.5 (12.5) |
58.8 (14.9) |
56.6 (13.7) |
51.1 (10.6) |
41.5 (5.3) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
24.9 (−3.9) |
39.4 (4.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 12.3 (−10.9) |
11.8 (−11.2) |
16.1 (−8.8) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
40.1 (4.5) |
44.7 (7.1) |
43.2 (6.2) |
37.8 (3.2) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
13.2 (−10.4) |
26.5 (−3.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 0.3 (−17.6) |
−0.5 (−18.1) |
3.3 (−15.9) |
7.9 (−13.4) |
16.6 (−8.6) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
15.8 (−9.0) |
8.2 (−13.2) |
1.5 (−16.9) |
13.6 (−10.2) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.73 (44) |
1.74 (44) |
3.32 (84) |
3.20 (81) |
2.58 (66) |
1.84 (47) |
5.10 (130) |
3.92 (100) |
2.60 (66) |
2.22 (56) |
1.73 (44) |
1.81 (46) |
31.79 (808) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
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