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Bald Mountain Pass

Bald Mountain Pass
Elevation10,715 ft (3,266 m)
Traversed by SR-150 (Mirror Lake Highway)
LocationDuchesne County, Utah
United States
RangeUinta Mountains
Coordinates40°41′18″N 110°53′53″W / 40.68833°N 110.89806°W / 40.68833; -110.89806

Bald Mountain Pass (elevation 10,715 feet [3,266 m]) is a high mountain pass in the high Uinta Mountains in Duchesne County in eastern Utah. United States.[1] It is the highest point on the Mirror Lake Highway (Utah State Route 150), near the trailhead for Bald Mountain. The highway is the highest paved road in Utah.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Bald Mountain Pass 40.6914 N, 110.8981 W, Elevation: 10,719 ft (3,267 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 27.8
(−2.3) 		28.6
(−1.9) 		34.9
(1.6) 		40.4
(4.7) 		48.7
(9.3) 		59.6
(15.3) 		67.9
(19.9) 		66.1
(18.9) 		57.8
(14.3) 		45.5
(7.5) 		34.2
(1.2) 		26.9
(−2.8) 		44.9
(7.1)
Daily mean °F (°C) 16.8
(−8.4) 		16.6
(−8.6) 		22.0
(−5.6) 		27.3
(−2.6) 		36.1
(2.3) 		46.2
(7.9) 		54.1
(12.3) 		52.6
(11.4) 		44.8
(7.1) 		33.9
(1.1) 		23.2
(−4.9) 		16.2
(−8.8) 		32.5
(0.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 5.8
(−14.6) 		4.7
(−15.2) 		9.1
(−12.7) 		14.2
(−9.9) 		23.4
(−4.8) 		32.7
(0.4) 		40.3
(4.6) 		39.0
(3.9) 		31.9
(−0.1) 		22.2
(−5.4) 		12.2
(−11.0) 		5.5
(−14.7) 		20.1
(−6.6)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.83
(123) 		4.22
(107) 		4.06
(103) 		4.30
(109) 		3.56
(90) 		1.99
(51) 		1.81
(46) 		2.32
(59) 		2.90
(74) 		3.12
(79) 		3.64
(92) 		4.27
(108) 		41.02
(1,041)
Source: PRISM Climate Group[3]

There is a SNOTEL weather station for Trial Lake, situated near the summit of Bald Mountain Pass.

Climate data for Trial Lake, Utah, 1994–2020 normals, 1983-2020 extremes: 9992ft (3046m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 53
(12) 		58
(14) 		84
(29) 		86
(30) 		77
(25) 		82
(28) 		89
(32) 		83
(28) 		78
(26) 		72
(22) 		60
(16) 		53
(12) 		89
(32)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 43.0
(6.1) 		43.8
(6.6) 		52.5
(11.4) 		58.7
(14.8) 		63.8
(17.7) 		72.5
(22.5) 		79.0
(26.1) 		75.1
(23.9) 		71.0
(21.7) 		60.9
(16.1) 		50.7
(10.4) 		42.5
(5.8) 		79.9
(26.6)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 29.1
(−1.6) 		30.9
(−0.6) 		39.4
(4.1) 		44.3
(6.8) 		52.4
(11.3) 		62.9
(17.2) 		71.2
(21.8) 		68.9
(20.5) 		60.1
(15.6) 		47.4
(8.6) 		35.6
(2.0) 		27.4
(−2.6) 		47.5
(8.6)
Daily mean °F (°C) 19.8
(−6.8) 		19.8
(−6.8) 		26.5
(−3.1) 		31.4
(−0.3) 		39.8
(4.3) 		49.4
(9.7) 		57.6
(14.2) 		55.6
(13.1) 		47.7
(8.7) 		36.6
(2.6) 		25.7
(−3.5) 		18.3
(−7.6) 		35.7
(2.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 10.2
(−12.1) 		8.6
(−13.0) 		13.6
(−10.2) 		18.6
(−7.4) 		27.3
(−2.6) 		36.0
(2.2) 		44.0
(6.7) 		42.3
(5.7) 		35.2
(1.8) 		25.8
(−3.4) 		15.7
(−9.1) 		9.1
(−12.7) 		23.9
(−4.5)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −7.6
(−22.0) 		−8.6
(−22.6) 		−3.6
(−19.8) 		2.6
(−16.3) 		12.4
(−10.9) 		24.2
(−4.3) 		35.7
(2.1) 		34.2
(1.2) 		22.2
(−5.4) 		9.3
(−12.6) 		−3.3
(−19.6) 		−9.4
(−23.0) 		−14.3
(−25.7)
Record low °F (°C) −28
(−33) 		−31
(−35) 		−17
(−27) 		−12
(−24) 		−8
(−22) 		3
(−16) 		15
(−9) 		13
(−11) 		4
(−16) 		−22
(−30) 		−28
(−33) 		−30
(−34) 		−31
(−35)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.47
(114) 		3.93
(100) 		3.65
(93) 		3.94
(100) 		3.13
(80) 		1.73
(44) 		1.58
(40) 		2.20
(56) 		2.52
(64) 		2.80
(71) 		3.34
(85) 		4.25
(108) 		37.54
(955)
Source 1: XMACIS2[4]
Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bald Mountain Pass
  2. ^ Arave, Lynn (22 Mar 2007). "Enjoy Utah's scenic heights from your car". Deseret Morning News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 30 Jan 2017.
  3. ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 2, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Interpolate grid cell values; click Retrieve Time Series button.
  4. ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Trial Lake, Utah 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 17, 2023.

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