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542 events in La Sal & Abajo Mountains · page 1 of 6
Clear all filtersGenerally 5 to 11 inches of snow fell across the La Sal Mountains with a trace to an inch at the Abajo Mountains. Wind gusts were in the 35 to 45 mph range with a peak wind gust of 46 mph at Abajo Peak.
NOAA record 1336571 ↗At the beginning of the month of April, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought covering 100% of Utah Zone 028 - La Sal & Abajo Mountains. These drought conditions remained unchanged through the end of the month. Drought impacts have been felt mainly in the poor winter snowpack. There are increasing concerns about the impact of the drought on the upcoming summer wildfire se
NOAA record 1332687 ↗Generally 12 to 15 inches of snow fell across the La Sal Mountains.
NOAA record 1325844 ↗Generally 12 to 15 inches of snow fell across the La Sal Mountains.
NOAA record 1325785 ↗With the 3/31 US Drought Monitor update, 100% of Utah Zone 028 - La Sal & Abajo Mountains was under Extreme (D3) Drought conditions. No reports of impacts or losses related to drought conditions in the zone have been received.
NOAA record 1319266 ↗Generally 4 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area with 4 to 6 over the La Sal Mountains and around 6 inches over the Abajo Mountains.
NOAA record 1325767 ↗Generally 10 to 16 inches of snow fell over the Abajo Mountains with 9 to 11 inches over the La Sal Mountains. Peak wind gust of 43 mph occurred at La Sal but the peak sustained wind was 33 mph.
NOAA record 1317742 ↗Generally 18 to 20 inches of snow fell in the Abajo Mountains with 6 to 9 inches of snow in the La Sal Mountains. Winds gusted in the 45 to 60 mph range with a peak wind gust of 64 mph at 9.4 miles northwest of La Sal.
NOAA record 1317703 ↗Brief and localized dense fog developed near the Abajo mountains during the early morning period of February 12. The KU64 AWOS at the Monticello Airport reported about one hour of 1/4-mile visibility due to dense fog. No reports of injuries, damages, or fatalities were received.
NOAA record 1315944 ↗Generally 7 to 12 inches of snow fell across the higher elevations of the area with 7 to 9 inches of snow over the Abajo Mountains and 9 to 12 inches of snow over the La Sal Mountains.
NOAA record 1311910 ↗Generally 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with 6 to 8 inches at both the La Sal Mountains and Abajo Mountains. A peak wind gust of 52 mph occurred at Abajo Peak.
NOAA record 1311899 ↗Widespread dense fog developed near the Abajo mountains during the afternoon and evening of January 1. The KU64 AWOS at the Monticello Airport reported several hours of 1/4-mile visibility due to dense fog. No reports of injuries, damages, or fatalities were received.
NOAA record 1309210 ↗Generally 5 to 12 inches of snow fell across the La Sal Mountains with 6 to 8 inches of snow across the Abajo Mountains. A peak wind gust of 46 mph occurred at Abajo Peak.
NOAA record 1311866 ↗Generally 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across the Abajo Mountains with 6 inches at Gold Basin in the La Sal Mountains.
NOAA record 1308280 ↗Generally 8 to 12 inches of snow fell across the La Sal Mountains with 2 to 5 inches of snow across the Abajo Mountains. Winds gusted up to 56 mph at Abajo Peak.
NOAA record 1301203 ↗Generally 8 to 12 inches of snow fell across the La Sal Mountains with 2 to 5 inches of snow across the Abajo Mountains. Winds gusted up to 56 mph at Abajo Peak.
NOAA record 1301195 ↗Localized dense fog developed near the Abajo mountains throughout the night of November 23-24. The KU64 AWOS at the Monticello City Airport reported over five hours of reduced visibility due to freezing fog prior to midnight. However, 1/4-mile visibility was only briefly reached three times during this period, lasting no longer than 20 minutes each time. No reports of injuries, damages, or fatalit
NOAA record 1300442 ↗The last area of Extreme (D3) Drought was removed from Utah Zone 028 - La Sal and Abajo Mountains on October 14th, 2025, and did not reoccur for a month. Therefore this will be the last drought entry for this zone until such time as Extreme (D3) Drought reoccurs.
NOAA record 1300654 ↗At the beginning of the month of October, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought as covering roughly 5% of Utah Zone 028 - La Sal and Abajo Mountains, with the remaining 95% under Severe (D2) Drought conditions. Significant improvements were noted with the 10/14 Drought Monitor update. Extreme (D3) Drought conditions were removed and Moderate (D1) Drought conditions were i
NOAA record 1296847 ↗At the beginning of the month of September, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions that covered roughly 1/3 of Utah Zone 028 - La Sal and Abajo Mountains, with the remaining 2/3 under Severe (D2) conditions. With the 9/17 Drought Monitor update, the area under Extreme (D3) conditions was reduced to 10% of the zone. From this point to the end of the month there w
NOAA record 1295123 ↗At the beginning of the month of August, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions as covering roughly 1/3 of Utah Zone 028 - La Sal and Abajo Mountains. With the 8/20/25 US Drought Monitor update, the area of Extreme (D3) Drought was expanded to now cover approximately 40% of the zone. Conditions remained unchanged from the 8/20/25 update through the end of the mo
NOAA record 1291250 ↗The Deer Creek Fire started in early July due to human causes 1 mile north of Old La Sal, Utah. The fire grew to 17,724 acres and spread into portions of west-central Colorado particularly western Montrose county, before it was contained in early August. The estimated cost to date was $24,021,755. 11 private structures, a U.S. Forest Service guard station and communication site were destroyed in t
NOAA record 1285479 ↗The Deer Creek Fire started in early July due to human causes 1 mile north of Old La Sal, Utah. The fire grew to 17,724 acres and spread into portions of west-central Colorado particularly western Montrose county, before it was contained in early August. The estimated cost to date was $24,021,755. 11 private structures, a U.S. Forest Service guard station and communication site were destroyed in t
NOAA record 1285450 ↗Generally 4 to 7 inches of snow fell over the La Sal Mountains with around 2 inches of snow over the Abajo Mountains.
NOAA record 1253829 ↗Generally 7 to 12 inches of snow fell over the La Sal Mountains with 3 to 7 inches of snow over the Abajo Mountains. 6 inches of snow was reported at Monticello 0.4 SW. Winds gusted in the 45 to 55 mph at the onset of the event with a peak wind gust of 57 mph at Big Indian RAWS.
NOAA record 1253668 ↗Generally 12 to 16 inches of snow fell over the La Sal Mountains with 6 to 12 inches over the Abajo Mountains.
NOAA record 1253661 ↗Generally 4 to 10 inches of snow fell over the La Sal Mountains with 2 to 5 inches of snow over the Abajo Mountains.
NOAA record 1248865 ↗Generally 10 to 20 inches of snow fell over the La Sal Mountains with 4 to 5 inches of snow over the Abajo Mountains. Winds gusted in the 50 to 55 mph range with a peak wind gust of 57 mph at Monticello. Wind gusts were likely higher at mountain top level but observations are missing.
NOAA record 1248800 ↗Generally 8 to 17 inches of snow fell across the area with 8 to 10 over the Abajo Mountains and 12 to 17 over the majority of the La Sal Mountains. A peak wind gust of 48 mph occurred at Monticello, with wind gusts likely higher at mountain peak level but observations are missing.
NOAA record 1248799 ↗Generally 10 to 20 inches of snow fell across the area with 14 to 16 inches of snow at the Abajo Mountains and 10 to 20 inches of snow at the La Sal Mountains. Winds generally gusted in the 45 to 50 mph range with a peak wind gust of 52 mph at Monticello Airport. Wind gusts were likely higher at mountain peak level but the observations are missing.
NOAA record 1248513 ↗Generally 12 to 25 inches of snow fell across the area with 15 to 20 inches over the La Sal Mountains with 24 to 25 inches of snow over the Abajo Mountains. 12 inches of snow was reported at Monticello 0.4 SW in the lower elevations. Wind gusts stayed below 45 mph.
NOAA record 1239677 ↗Generally 25 to 35 inches of snow fell over the La Sal Mountains with 13 to 15 inches of snow over the Abajo Mountains. 5 inches of snow was reported at Monticello 0.4 SW. Winds generally gusted in the 15 to 35 mph range with a peak gust of 44 mph at La Sal.
NOAA record 1224477 ↗Generally 9 to 13 inches of snow fell over the La Sal Mountains with 4 to 9 inches of snow over the Abajo Mountains. Winds generally gusted in the 30 to 40 mph range with a peak gust to 45 mph over La Sal on the morning of November 6.
NOAA record 1224403 ↗Generally 5 to 10 inches of snow fell over the Abajo Mountains with 3 to 4 inches of snow over the La Sal Mountains.
NOAA record 1224401 ↗Generally 11 to 16 inches of snow fell at the Abajo Mountains with 3 to 6 inches at the La Sal Mountains. Winds gusted 45 to 65 mph at elevations above 11,000 feet.
NOAA record 1220609 ↗Generally 3 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area with 3 to 6 over the Abajo Mountains and 7 inches over the La Sal Mountains. Winds gusted 45 to 50 mph at La Sal and Monticello.
NOAA record 1220600 ↗The Verdure Creek Fire started in mid October 6 miles southwest of Monticello, Utah about a half mile north of the Blue Mountain Estates ranch home subdivision due to an undetermined cause. The fire grew to 157 acres before it was contained in late October. The estimated final cost was $3 million. The homes were not impacted as fire crews were able to contain and suppress the fire.
NOAA record 1215282 ↗The Babylon Fire started in early July due to a lightning strike 20 miles northwest of Blanding, Utah in the Manti-La Sal National Forest of the Abajo Mountains. The fire grew to 199 acres before it was contained in mid July. The estimated final cost was $500,000.
NOAA record 1204646 ↗Generally 7 to 12 inches of snow fell over the La Sal Mountains with 4 to 7 inches of snow over the Abajo Mountains.
NOAA record 1180553 ↗Generally 12 to 18 inches of snow fell across the La Sal Mountains with around 2 inches across the Abajo Mountains.
NOAA record 1169824 ↗Generally 27 to 33 inches of snow fell across the Abajo Mountains with 4 to 7 inches of snow across the La Sal Mountains. La Sal Mountain reported a peak wind gust of 44 mph, otherwise it stayed below 45 mph.
NOAA record 1169831 ↗Generally 7 to 9 inches of snow fell across the La Sal Mountains with about 2 inches at the Abajo Mountains.
NOAA record 1169837 ↗Generally 7 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area. Wind gusts were in the 30 to 40 mph range on average but peaked in the 50 to 60 mph range at the start of the event.
NOAA record 1169840 ↗Generally 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted in the 30 to 45 mph range with a peak wind gust of 46 mph. Webcams indicated low visibility in snow squalls among the higher elevations of the area.
NOAA record 1165858 ↗Generally 9 to 11 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 18 inches at Camp Jackson in the Abajo Mountains.
NOAA record 1165829 ↗Generally 8 to 20 inches of snow fell across the area with up to 20 inches in the Abajo Mountains and 8 inches in the La Sal Mountains. Winds generally gusted 35 to 45 mph with peak gusts of 50 to 55 mph at La Sal Mountain.
NOAA record 1165820 ↗Generally 5 to 11 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts of 18 inches at Camp Jackson in the Abajo Mountains. Wind gusts at La Sal Mountain peaked at 42 mph but stayed below 45 mph.
NOAA record 1165802 ↗Generally 7 to 9 inches of snow fell over the La Sal Mountains. Gusts generally stayed in the 20s and 30s.
NOAA record 1162108 ↗Generally 12 to 14 inches of snow fell in the La Sal Mountains with 18 to 21 inches in the Abajo Mountains. The town of Monticello also received 16 inches of snow.
NOAA record 1162052 ↗Generally 6 to 11 inches of snow fell in the La Sal and Abajo Mountains with higher amounts favoring the Abajo Mountains with 11 inches at Camp Jackson.
NOAA record 1149267 ↗Generally 16 to 20 inches of snow fell over the La Sal mountains and 6 to 9 inches fell over the Abajo mountains with around 2 inches over the lower elevations at Monticello. Winds less than 45 mph.
NOAA record 1145174 ↗Generally 10 to 20 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts in excess of 2 feet estimated at the Buckboard Flat SNOTEL site. 8 inches of snow fell in the town of Monticello. Winds gusted up to 50 mph at times.
NOAA record 1078162 ↗Generally 8 to 16 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts of up to 21 inches estimated at the Camp Jackson SNOTEL site. 11 inches of snow fell in the town of Monticello.
NOAA record 1078149 ↗Generally 7 to 14 inches of snow fell across the Abajos with 5 to 10 inches over the La Sals.
NOAA record 1075936 ↗Generally 6 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 45 mph at times.
NOAA record 1075377 ↗An estimated 18 to 26 inches of snow fell across the Abajo Mountains with lesser amounts of 4 to 8 inches over the La Sals.
NOAA record 1075042 ↗An estimated 18 to 26 inches of snow fell across the Abajo Mountains with lesser amounts of 4 to 8 inches over the La Sals.
NOAA record 1075041 ↗Generally 12 to 18 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts in excess of 2 feet estimated at the Buckboard Flat SNOTEL site. Up to 10 inches of snow fell in Monticello.
NOAA record 1075011 ↗Generally 9 to 18 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 74 mph at times.
NOAA record 1074993 ↗Generally 8 to 16 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 1069894 ↗Generally 6 to 12 inches of snow fell across the Abajo Mountains.
NOAA record 1066813 ↗Generally 1 to 2 feet of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted to almost 50 mph at times.
NOAA record 1066464 ↗Generally 9 to 18 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted close to 50 mph at times.
NOAA record 1065440 ↗Generally 4 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted to almost 50 mph at times.
NOAA record 1064978 ↗Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 1062912 ↗Generally 1 to 2 feet of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts.
NOAA record 1062898 ↗Generally 1 to 2 feet of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts.
NOAA record 1062899 ↗Generally 1 to 2 feet of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 1062853 ↗Generally 5 to 9 inches of snow fell across the area, much of that in 12 hours. Winds gusted up to 46 mph at times.
NOAA record 1060401 ↗Generally 8 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 1060381 ↗Generally 5 to 7 inches of snow fell in the La Sal Mountains, much of that in 12 hours. Winds gusted up to 45 mph at times.
NOAA record 1058609 ↗Generally 3 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 60 mph at times.
NOAA record 1056708 ↗Generally 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts of close to a foot estimated at Camp Jackson SNOTEL site.
NOAA record 1056686 ↗Generally 9 to 20 inches of snow fell across the La Sal Mountains with lesser amounts over the Abajos. Winds gusted up to 45 mph at times.
NOAA record 1054638 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of September. Severe (D2) conditions persisted across all but the far eastern portion of the zone where moderate (D1) drought prevailed.
NOAA record 1051518 ↗The status of the drought improved across the entirety of the zone through the month of August. The extreme (D3) drought improved to the severe (D2) category over the western and central portions of the zone. Meanwhile, the severe drought improved to the moderate (D1) category over the eastern portion of the zone by the end of the month.
NOAA record 1044160 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged across the zone through the month of July. The extreme (D3) drought continued over all but the far eastern portion of the zone where severe (D2) conditions remained.
NOAA record 1035776 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged across the zone through the month of June. The extreme (D3) drought continued over all but the far eastern portion of the zone where severe (D2) conditions remained.
NOAA record 1027121 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged across the zone through the month of May. The extreme (D3) drought continued over all but the far eastern portion of the zone where severe (D2) conditions remained.
NOAA record 1025707 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged across the zone through the month of April. The extreme (D3) drought continued over all but the far eastern portion of the zone where severe (D2) conditions remained.
NOAA record 1012578 ↗Generally 9 to 15 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 1005119 ↗Generally 8 to 13 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 1003371 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged across the zone through the month of March. The extreme (D3) drought continued over all but the far eastern portion of the zone where severe (D2) conditions remained.
NOAA record 1006710 ↗Generally 16 to 24 inches of snow fell in the La Sal and Abajo Mountains with 6 to 12 inches around Monticello.
NOAA record 1000205 ↗Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts of up to 11 inches estimated at the Buckboard Flat SNOTEL site. Wind gusts exceeded 45 mph at times.
NOAA record 998052 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged across the zone through the month of February. The extreme (D3) drought continued over all but the far eastern portion of the zone where severe (D2) conditions remained.
NOAA record 1003398 ↗Generally 18 to 20 inches of snow fell across the area with over 2 feet estimated at the La Sal Mountain Upper SNOTEL site. 4 inches fell in the town of Monticello.
NOAA record 990991 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged across the zone through the month of January. The extreme (D3) drought continued over all but the far eastern portion of the zone where severe (D2) conditions remained.
NOAA record 995308 ↗Generally 18 to 20 inches of snow fell across the area with over 2 feet estimated at the La Sal Mountain Upper SNOTEL site. 4 inches fell in the town of Monticello.
NOAA record 990974 ↗Generally 4 to 9 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts of up to 15 inches estimated at the La Sal Mountain SNOTEL site.
NOAA record 990939 ↗Generally 5 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 46 mph.
NOAA record 990913 ↗Generally 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 57 mph.
NOAA record 990509 ↗Generally 16 to 26 inches of snow fell across the area.
NOAA record 990473 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged across the zone through the month of December. The extreme (D3) drought continued over all but the far eastern portion of the zone where severe (D2) conditions remained.
NOAA record 992555 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged across the zone through the month of November. The extreme (D3) drought continued over all but the far eastern portion of the zone where severe (D2) conditions remained.
NOAA record 988136 ↗Generally 10 to 14 inches of snow fell across the area within 12 hours. Winds gusted up to 35 mph at times.
NOAA record 979715 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged across the zone through the month of October. The extreme (D3) drought continued over all but the far eastern portion of the zone where severe (D2) conditions remained.
NOAA record 984919 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged across the zone through the month of September. The extreme (D3) drought continued over all but the far eastern portion of the zone where severe (D2) conditions remained.
NOAA record 978450 ↗The status of the drought remained unchanged across the zone through the month of August. The extreme (D3) drought continued over all but the far eastern portion of the zone where severe (D2) conditions remained.
NOAA record 972607 ↗The status of the drought improved across some of the zone during the month of July. The exceptional (D4) drought over the northern tier of the area improved to the severe to extreme (D2 to D3) category. The extreme drought that was in place over the southern areas at the beginning of July remained unchanged.
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