PathQuest

La Plata Peak

Location: Chaffee County, CO, US

Elevation: 14,343 feet

1 recorded summits

Current Conditions

Weather: Mainly clear

Temperature: 15°F

Wind: 36 mph

Humidity: 96%

7-Day Summit Window

Best day: 2026-04-04 (score: 77/100)

  • 2026-04-02: Marginal (55/100) - Partly cloudy, strong winds, cold
  • 2026-04-03: Poor (39/100) - Overcast, strong winds, extreme cold
  • 2026-04-04: Good (77/100) - Clear skies, calm winds, cold
  • 2026-04-05: Good (77/100) - Clear skies, calm winds, cold
  • 2026-04-06: Good (77/100) - Clear skies, calm winds, cold
  • 2026-04-07: Poor (35/100) - Chance of snow, breezy, cold
  • 2026-04-08: Good (67/100) - 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: 5 (Good)

Snow Conditions

Trend: decreasing

  • Brumley: 8" depth, 1" SWE
  • Independence Pass: 21" depth, 5.9" SWE
  • Upper Taylor: N/A, 1.3" SWE

Stream Flow

  • LINCOLN CREEK BELOW GRIZZLY RESERVOIR NR ASPEN, CO: normal (0.59 cfs)
  • TAYLOR RIVER ABOVE TRAIL CREEK NR TAYLOR PARK, CO: unknown
  • ROARING FORK RIVER ABV LOST MAN CR NEAR ASPEN, CO: flood (3.76 cfs)

Public Lands

Part of 2 Challenges

Recent Summits

  • 7/9/2023