Modoc County March 18, 2024

Some melting of mountain snow

While there has been some melting of mountain snow, it is still holding on in the high elevations.

For instance, there is still 93 inches of snow with 35.7 water at 7,360 feet in Dismal Swamp. The high point was102 inches of snow on March 12.

Cedar Pass at 7,030 feet, has 61 inches of snow with 20.6 inches water. Its highest snow level was 67 inches on March 12.

Adin Mountain at 6,190 feet has 41 inches of snow with 15.4 inches water. Its high point was 47 inches March 13.

Crowder Flat on Devil’s Garden at 5,190 feet has two inches of snow with 1.4 inches water. Its highest level was six inches March 13.

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