Pike National Forest




































Pike National Forest

Pike National Forest.jpg
Near Devil's Head Lookout




Map showing the location of Pike National Forest
Map showing the location of Pike National Forest




Location
Clear Creek, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Park, and Teller counties, Colorado, United States
Nearest city
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coordinates
39°11′N 105°19′W / 39.183°N 105.317°W / 39.183; -105.317Coordinates: 39°11′N 105°19′W / 39.183°N 105.317°W / 39.183; -105.317
Area
1,106,604 acres (4,478.27 km2)
Established
February 1892
Governing body
U.S. Forest Service
Website
Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands

The Pike National Forest is located in the Front Range of Colorado, United States, west of Colorado Springs including Pikes Peak . The forest encompasses 1,106,604 acres (4,478 km²) within Clear Creek, Teller, Park, Jefferson, Douglas and El Paso counties. The major rivers draining the forest are the South Platte and Fountain Creek. Rampart Reservoir, a large artificial body of water, is located within the forest.


The forest is named after American explorer Zebulon Pike.


Much of the bedrock within Pike National Forest is made up of the coarse, pink to orange Pikes Peak granite.




Pike National Forest map




Contents






  • 1 Administration


  • 2 Forest fires


  • 3 Wilderness areas


  • 4 Climate


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Administration


Pike National Forest is managed in association with San Isabel National Forest and Comanche National Grassland in Colorado, as well as Cimarron National Grassland in Kansas and is headquartered in Pueblo, Colorado. There are local ranger district offices located in Colorado Springs, Fairplay and Morrison.[1]



Forest fires




Pike National Forest in the fall.


The dry climate of Pike National Forest makes it prime wildfire territory. The first recorded fires occurred in the 19th century, and the forest was recently the location of the Hayman Fire of 2002 and the Waldo Canyon Fire of 2012. The former burned 138,114-acre (558.93 km2) and 133 homes [2] while the latter burned 18,247-acre (73.84 km2) and 346 homes.[3]


The Pike and San Isabel National Forest was recently awarded a major reclamation project to fix the damage from the Hayman wildfire. The project was sponsored by The National Arbor Day Foundation, in conjunction with several university bookstores. Pike and San Isabel was voted the winner from a group of three separate forests. The vote took place at www.buildaforest.com. The school who placed the most votes for Pike and San Isabel National Forest was the University of Central Florida; the Pike and San Isabel National Forest will be a given a name honoring the effort by UCF students, alumni, and supporters.



Wilderness areas


There are three officially designated wilderness areas lying within Pike National Forest that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Two of them extend into neighboring National Forests (as indicated).




  • Buffalo Peaks Wilderness, 67.83 square miles (partly in San Isabel NF)


  • Lost Creek Wilderness, 187 square miles


  • Mount Evans Wilderness, 116.3 square miles (mostly in Arapaho NF)



Climate


Most of the forest experiences a Highland climate with warm summers and cold winters. Even in the summer, nights are cool due to the forest's high elevation. Temperatures and precipitation vary widely throughout the forest, depending on elevation. Most of the forest receives more than 100 inches of snow a year.






















































































































Climate data for Ruxton Park Weather Station (Elevation 9,050ft)
Month
 Jan
 Feb
 Mar
 Apr
 May
 Jun
 Jul
 Aug
 Sep
 Oct
 Nov
 Dec
 Year
Record high °F (°C)
 63
(17)
 60
(16)
 75
(24)
 72
(22)
 81
(27)
 88
(31)
 86
(30)
 86
(30)
 81
(27)
 86
(30)
 66
(19)
 63
(17)
 88
(31)
Average high °F (°C)
 34.5
(1.4)
 35.6
(2)
 40.2
(4.6)
 47.1
(8.4)
 56.8
(13.8)
 66.8
(19.3)
 71.7
(22.1)
 69.2
(20.7)
 62.8
(17.1)
 53.0
(11.7)
 41.5
(5.3)
 35.3
(1.8)
 51.2
(10.7)
Average low °F (°C)
 7.6
(−13.6)
 8.1
(−13.3)
 13.6
(−10.2)
 20.7
(−6.3)
 28.8
(−1.8)
 36.1
(2.3)
 41.0
(5)
 39.5
(4.2)
 32.8
(0.4)
 24.5
(−4.2)
 15.3
(−9.3)
 8.6
(−13)
 23.0
(−5)
Record low °F (°C)
 −35
(−37)
 −33
(−36)
 −21
(−29)
 −18
(−28)
 3
(−16)
 14
(−10)
 24
(−4)
 24
(−4)
 4
(−16)
 −9
(−23)
 −25
(−32)
 −30
(−34)
 −35
(−37)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
 0.63
(16)
 0.91
(23.1)
 1.84
(46.7)
 2.60
(66)
 2.42
(61.5)
 2.35
(59.7)
 3.93
(99.8)
 3.88
(98.6)
 1.84
(46.7)
 1.32
(33.5)
 0.87
(22.1)
 0.91
(23.1)
 23.50
(596.9)
Average snowfall inches (cm)
 10.1
(25.7)
 15.2
(38.6)
 28.8
(73.2)
 28.8
(73.2)
 9.9
(25.1)
 1.1
(2.8)
 0.2
(0.5)
 0
(0)
 2.5
(6.4)
 12.9
(32.8)
 13.3
(33.8)
 15.7
(39.9)
 138.6
(352)
[citation needed]





















































































































Climate data for Lake Moraine Weather Station (Elevation 10,240ft)
Month
 Jan
 Feb
 Mar
 Apr
 May
 Jun
 Jul
 Aug
 Sep
 Oct
 Nov
 Dec
 Year
Record high °F (°C)
 56
(13)
 57
(14)
 61
(16)
 65
(18)
 73
(23)
 85
(29)
 82
(28)
 82
(28)
 75
(24)
 71
(22)
 60
(16)
 62
(17)
 85
(29)
Average high °F (°C)
 31.2
(−0.4)
 32.0
(0)
 35.2
(1.8)
 41.9
(5.5)
 50.5
(10.3)
 61.6
(16.4)
 65.9
(18.8)
 64.3
(17.9)
 59.5
(15.3)
 49.9
(9.9)
 39.9
(4.4)
 33.1
(0.6)
 47.1
(8.4)
Average low °F (°C)
 9.6
(−12.4)
 9.8
(−12.3)
 13.2
(−10.4)
 20.6
(−6.3)
 28.8
(−1.8)
 37.6
(3.1)
 41.8
(5.4)
 40.9
(4.9)
 35.6
(2)
 26.3
(−3.2)
 16.9
(−8.4)
 10.8
(−11.8)
 24.3
(−4.3)
Record low °F (°C)
 −34
(−37)
 −37
(−38)
 −30
(−34)
 −12
(−24)
 −3
(−19)
 14
(−10)
 25
(−4)
 24
(−4)
 8
(−13)
 −10
(−23)
 −19
(−28)
 −24
(−31)
 −34
(−37)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
 0.68
(17.3)
 0.91
(23.1)
 1.63
(41.4)
 2.92
(74.2)
 2.86
(72.6)
 2.44
(62)
 4.29
(109)
 3.80
(96.5)
 1.67
(42.4)
 1.42
(36.1)
 0.80
(20.3)
 0.73
(18.5)
 24.16
(613.7)
Average snowfall inches (cm)
 11.7
(29.7)
 15.8
(40.1)
 25.4
(64.5)
 37.6
(95.5)
 19.6
(49.8)
 1.8
(4.6)
 0
(0)
 0
(0)
 2.2
(5.6)
 12.4
(31.5)
 14.1
(35.8)
 12.0
(30.5)
 152.7
(387.9)
[citation needed]


See also



  • United States Army Pike’s Peak Research Laboratory

  • Devil's Head Lookout

  • Culturally modified trees

  • Barr Trail



References





  1. ^ USFS Ranger Districts by State


  2. ^ [1]


  3. ^ [2]





External links




  • Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (United States Forest Service)











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