Mosquito Range · Colorado · United StatesSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Bross

14,178 ftSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation14,178 ftabove sea level

Prominence312 ftindependent height

Isolation1.1 mito a higher summit

Summit, Jul58°average high

39.34° N, 106.11° WElevation 14,178 ftUTC−6 · Mountain Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit14,178 ft
Mid-mountain12,205 ft
Valley · Alma Junction10,256 ft

Freezing level in October: 11,483 ft

iThe mountain

Mount Bross in brief

Mount Bross rises to 14,178 ft in the Mosquito Range, Colorado, United States. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 312 ft.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 58°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

The nearest town in the atlas is Alma Junction, 5.7 mi to the SE at 10,256 ft.

Facts

Elevation: 14,178 ft
Prominence: 312 ft
Range: Mosquito Range
Region: Colorado
Country: United States
Coordinates: 39.3353, -106.1070
Nearest airport: Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE) · 42 mi

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Mount Bross by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Mount Bross by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	14°	16°	21°	28°	38°	51°	58°	56°	47°	34°	21°	13°
Average low	-10°	-8°	-2°	5°	14°	24°	31°	30°	22°	11°	-4°	-11°
Precipitation	2.4 in	2.7 in	3.7 in	4.3 in	3.9 in	3.0 in	5.9 in	6.2 in	3.7 in	3.0 in	2.8 in	2.7 in
Cloud cover	39%	44%	43%	41%	35%	27%	29%	31%	25%	29%	36%	39%
Daylight	9h 42	10h 44	11h 55	13h 14	14h 20	14h 56	14h 41	13h 43	12h 28	11h 12	10h 02	9h 25
Month score	37	33	27	24	29	39	50	41	32	37	36	35

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	5,741 ft	6,234 ft	7,874 ft	9,843 ft	12,467 ft	15,584 ft	17,717 ft	17,224 ft	15,092 ft	11,483 ft	7,546 ft	5,577 ft
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Bross in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of the United States

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Lincoln (Colorado)	14,285 ft	3,806 ft	1.1 mi N	58°
Quandary Peak	14,272 ft	1,125 ft	4.3 mi N	58°
Mount Democrat	14,155 ft	768 ft	1.8 mi W	59°
Mount Sherman	14,043 ft	919 ft	8.3 mi SW	59°
Fletcher Mountain	13,958 ft	611 ft	4.8 mi N	59°
Pacific Peak	13,957 ft	–	6.1 mi N	58°
Horseshoe Mountain (Colorado)	13,905 ft	758 ft	11 mi S	60°
Mount Buckskin	13,872 ft	679 ft	2.4 mi SW	59°