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7,500–10,500 ft · CO🚗 Directions
South Platte headwaters and Tarryall Creek drainage. Mixed lodgepole and spruce. Good porcini and king bolete habitat. Less crowded than northern Pike NF.
Updated May 29, 4:04 AM MT
Precip 7d
Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-05-27. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.0.36"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Precip 14d
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Pike-San Isabel National Forests
Pike-San Isabel National Forests
Pike-San Isabel National Forests
Pike-San Isabel National Forests
Pike-San Isabel National Forests
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0.87"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Soil Temp
44°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.1%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
steady
soil temp marginal (44°F vs 48°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.23 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (44°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.23 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (44°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.23 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (44°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.23 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (44°F vs 55°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.23 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (44°F vs 60°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.23 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (44°F vs 55°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.23 — 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.