The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Dry Creek is covered by the Orinoco, MT US Topo Map quadrant
Free US Topo Map PDF Order Waterproof Printed Topo MapLittle Porcupine Creek | 2.9 mi |
Horse Creek | 3.4 mi |
Short Creek | 4.6 mi |
Slaughterhouse Creek | 5.0 mi |
Woody Creek, CO | 488 mi |
Leadville, CO | 490 mi |
Fairplay, CO | 492 mi |
Snowmass Village, CO | 492 mi |
Aspen, CO | 494 mi |
07N41E35C___01 Well | Man-made | 1.6 mi |
06N41E10BB__01 Well | Man-made | 2.6 mi |
Camp Alarm (historical) | Man-made | 2.6 mi |
Little Porcupine (historical) | Man-made | 2.9 mi |
Mogen Number 1 Dam | Man-made | 3.1 mi |
Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is FORS which is approximately 6 miles away and has an elevation of 2,515 feet (1 feet lower than Dry Creek). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.
Month | Precip | AVG High Temp | AVG Low Temp |
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January | .47" | 32.7° | 8.3° |
February | .39" | 40.6° | 14.5° |
March | .81" | 50.7° | 23.8° |
April | 1.41" | 62.3° | 33.6° |
May | 2.35" | 72.1° | 43.4° |
June | 2.21" | 81.4° | 52.2° |
July | 1.43" | 88.8° | 57.0° |
August | 1.12" | 87.6° | 55.4° |
September | 1.45" | 76.0° | 44.9° |
October | 1.17" | 63.2° | 34.1° |
November | .74" | 45.3° | 21.5° |
December | .53" | 34.8° | 11.4° |
This location's average summer high temps are higher than 62% of other locations on record.
This location's average winter low temps are lower than 81% of other locations on record.
This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 87% of other locations on record.