PathQuest

Mount Princeton

Location: Chaffee County, CO, US

Elevation: 14,200 feet

1 recorded summits

Current Conditions

Weather: Clear sky

Temperature: 17°F

Wind: 37 mph

Humidity: 91%

7-Day Summit Window

Best day: 2026-04-05 (score: 85/100)

  • 2026-04-02: Poor (39/100) - Clear skies, dangerous winds, cold
  • 2026-04-03: Poor (39/100) - Clear skies, strong winds, extreme cold
  • 2026-04-04: Good (77/100) - Clear skies, calm winds, cold
  • 2026-04-05: Excellent (85/100) - Clear skies, calm winds, cool
  • 2026-04-06: Good (55/100) - Clear skies, calm winds, cold
  • 2026-04-07: Good (55/100) - Overcast, calm winds, cold
  • 2026-04-08: Good (55/100) - Partly cloudy, breezy, cold

Avalanche Forecast - CAIC zone

  • Alpine: Low
  • Treeline: Low
  • Below Treeline: Low

<p>Newly fallen snow will rest on bare ground or a thin, patchy snowpack on most slopes. If you can find a steep, previously snow-covered slope, you might be able to push a small avalanche, but these features are rare in the landscape.</p>

Air Quality

AQI: 43 (Good)

Snow Conditions

Trend: stable

  • Saint Elmo: 6" depth, 0.9" SWE
  • Porphyry Creek: 12" depth, 2.1" SWE
  • Park Cone: N/A, 3" SWE

Stream Flow

  • ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR NATHROP, CO: normal (248 cfs)
  • ARKANSAS RIVER BELOW GRANITE, CO: normal (181 cfs)
  • WILLOW CREEK ABOVE TAYLOR PARK RESERVOIR, CO.: flood (17.2 cfs)

Public Lands

Part of 2 Challenges

Recent Summits

  • 7/21/2024