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168:Front Range
120: /
108:105°45′17″W
95:Coordinates
88:Front Range
1812:Categories
1783:Additional
1721:Grand Lake
1716:Estes Park
1706:Allenspark
1666:US 36
1661:US 34
1571:Ute people
1561:Enos Mills
1440:Dream Lake
1179:Longs Peak
1141:Wild Basin
990:40°26′26″N
914:References
188:Estes Park
105:40°26′26″N
58:US 34
1742:geography
1671:SH 7
1657:Highways
1445:Fern Lake
1425:Bear Lake
1416:Bodies of
1277:Bear Lake
1189:Mount Ida
928:"xmACIS2"
170:, within
158:, in the
40:Elevation
1726:Longmont
1364:Glaciers
782:Average
632:(−13.9)
587:(−10.5)
582:(−13.7)
577:(−13.8)
182:between
156:Colorado
134:Topo map
64:Location
1711:Boulder
1580:Lodging
1493:History
637:(−5.8)
627:(−9.8)
622:(−4.7)
597:(−3.3)
592:(−7.7)
562:(−8.4)
557:(−4.3)
542:(10.3)
537:(11.3)
522:(−1.0)
517:(−3.5)
512:(−7.3)
507:(−7.8)
492:(−2.7)
477:(14.2)
472:(17.4)
467:(18.8)
462:(15.6)
457:(10.8)
442:(−1.2)
437:(−1.9)
213:Climate
194:on the
162:of the
1697:Nearby
1539:People
851:(968)
811:(100)
806:(124)
777:(−37)
772:(−29)
767:(−30)
762:(−29)
757:(−14)
742:(−12)
737:(−19)
732:(−28)
727:(−27)
722:(−37)
717:(−31)
707:(−27)
702:(−25)
697:(−21)
692:(−15)
667:(−12)
662:(−17)
657:(−21)
652:(−23)
647:(−24)
617:(0.3)
612:(3.2)
607:(3.8)
602:(0.6)
567:(0.8)
552:(1.4)
547:(7.2)
532:(8.4)
527:(3.6)
497:(7.5)
487:(1.4)
482:(7.9)
452:(6.0)
447:(3.4)
248:Month
223:Köppen
184:Granby
1731:Lyons
1418:water
1151:Peaks
849:38.08
846:(91)
841:(85)
836:(73)
831:(55)
826:(55)
821:(50)
816:(46)
801:(95)
796:(96)
791:(98)
752:(−7)
747:(−2)
687:(−7)
682:(−1)
672:(−3)
427:(24)
417:(11)
412:(16)
407:(21)
402:(23)
397:(23)
392:(22)
387:(19)
382:(14)
377:(12)
357:(34)
352:(16)
347:(21)
342:(26)
337:(28)
332:(31)
327:(34)
322:(32)
317:(29)
312:(27)
307:(23)
302:(23)
297:(17)
287:Year
83:Range
957:2023
936:2023
844:3.60
839:3.33
834:2.86
829:2.16
824:2.15
819:1.95
814:1.83
809:3.92
804:4.87
799:3.75
794:3.79
789:3.87
677:(1)
635:21.6
625:14.3
620:23.5
615:32.5
610:37.7
605:38.9
600:33.1
595:26.0
590:18.2
585:13.1
565:33.5
560:16.8
555:24.3
550:34.6
545:44.9
540:50.6
535:52.4
530:47.1
525:38.5
520:30.2
515:25.7
510:18.8
505:17.9
495:45.5
490:27.1
485:34.6
480:46.2
475:57.5
470:63.4
465:65.9
460:60.1
455:51.4
450:42.8
445:38.1
440:29.9
435:28.5
422:(7)
372:(8)
367:(7)
284:Dec
281:Nov
278:Oct
275:Sep
272:Aug
269:Jul
266:Jun
263:May
260:Apr
257:Mar
254:Feb
251:Jan
205:The
186:and
139:USGS
1688:RTD
775:−34
770:−21
765:−22
760:−20
730:−18
725:−17
720:−34
715:−24
705:−17
700:−13
650:−10
645:−12
630:6.9
580:7.3
575:7.2
234:ETH
226:Dfc
178:on
1814::
750:20
745:28
740:11
735:−2
695:−5
685:20
680:31
675:33
670:26
665:11
655:−6
425:76
420:44
415:51
410:61
405:69
400:73
395:74
390:71
385:66
380:58
375:53
370:46
365:45
355:93
350:61
345:69
340:78
335:82
330:87
325:93
320:89
315:85
310:81
305:73
300:74
295:63
74:,
70:,
1039:e
1032:t
1025:v
959:.
938:.
755:7
690:5
660:2
232:(
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