Fairchild Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Mummy Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,508-foot (4,117 m) thirteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 9.6 miles (15.5 km) northwest (bearing 311°) of the Town of Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]
| Fairchild Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Fairchild Mountain, viewed from Trail Ridge Road | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,508 ft (4,117 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 922 ft (281 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Ypsilon Mountain[2] |
| Isolation | 1.19 mi (1.92 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 40°28′06″N 105°39′51″W / 40.4683168°N 105.6641704°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Lucius Fairchild[4] |
| Geography | |
  Fairchild Mountain | |
| Location | Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
| Parent range | Mummy Range[2] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Trail Ridge, Colorado[3] |
Climate
| Climate data for Fairchild Mountain 40.4689 N, 105.6679 W, Elevation: 13,287 ft (4,050 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 19.8 (−6.8) | 19.1 (−7.2) | 24.7 (−4.1) | 30.1 (−1.1) | 39.7 (4.3) | 51.6 (10.9) | 57.4 (14.1) | 55.5 (13.1) | 48.9 (9.4) | 37.6 (3.1) | 26.3 (−3.2) | 20.1 (−6.6) | 35.9 (2.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 9.1 (−12.7) | 8.1 (−13.3) | 13.3 (−10.4) | 18.4 (−7.6) | 27.5 (−2.5) | 38.5 (3.6) | 44.8 (7.1) | 43.1 (6.2) | 36.5 (2.5) | 26.0 (−3.3) | 16.2 (−8.8) | 9.7 (−12.4) | 24.3 (−4.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −1.6 (−18.7) | −2.8 (−19.3) | 2.0 (−16.7) | 6.6 (−14.1) | 15.4 (−9.2) | 25.4 (−3.7) | 32.2 (0.1) | 30.8 (−0.7) | 24.2 (−4.3) | 14.4 (−9.8) | 6.1 (−14.4) | −0.6 (−18.1) | 12.7 (−10.7) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.53 (115) | 4.67 (119) | 4.34 (110) | 5.10 (130) | 4.31 (109) | 1.92 (49) | 2.30 (58) | 2.53 (64) | 2.28 (58) | 2.91 (74) | 3.94 (100) | 4.29 (109) | 43.12 (1,095) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[5] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
External links
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