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9,000–12,000 ft · CO🚗 Directions
Chaffee County high-country. Connects Front Range to Western Slope microclimates. Strong king bolete habitat. Later season than lower elevations.
Updated Oct 11, 5:01 AM MT
Precip 7d
Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-10-09. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.0.00"
PRISM 4km · thru 10-09
Precip 14d
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28 sites
Lakeside camp on the east side of the pass. Good bolete country above.
Pike-San Isabel National Forests
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Fore
56 sites
Large campground along Cottonwood Creek. Popular staging area.
Pike-San Isabel National Forests
Pike-San Isabel National Forests
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Fore
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Fore
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Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.
0.93"
PRISM 4km · thru 10-09
Soil Temp
42°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.0%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
complete
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 55°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (42°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.