Mount Zirkel
Mount Zirkel is the highest summit of the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,185-foot (3,714 m) peak is located in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness of Routt National Forest, 25.9 miles (41.7 km) north-northeast (bearing 19°) of the City of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Jackson and Routt counties. Mount Zirkel was named in honor of German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel.
Climate
| Climate data for Mount Zirkel 40.8196 N, 106.6426 W, Elevation: 11,821 ft (3,603 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 23.6 (−4.7) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
35.5 (1.9) |
44.7 (7.1) |
56.3 (13.5) |
63.5 (17.5) |
61.6 (16.4) |
54.0 (12.2) |
41.7 (5.4) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
40.7 (4.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 13.8 (−10.1) |
13.6 (−10.2) |
18.8 (−7.3) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
33.2 (0.7) |
44.1 (6.7) |
51.4 (10.8) |
49.4 (9.7) |
42.1 (5.6) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
20.6 (−6.3) |
13.8 (−10.1) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 3.9 (−15.6) |
3.3 (−15.9) |
7.7 (−13.5) |
12.7 (−10.7) |
21.8 (−5.7) |
31.9 (−0.1) |
39.3 (4.1) |
37.2 (2.9) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
20.6 (−6.3) |
11.0 (−11.7) |
4.2 (−15.4) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 9.61 (244) |
8.94 (227) |
6.66 (169) |
7.97 (202) |
5.93 (151) |
3.16 (80) |
1.68 (43) |
2.28 (58) |
3.45 (88) |
6.05 (154) |
8.10 (206) |
8.84 (225) |
72.67 (1,847) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group | |||||||||||||
