Defiance Mines SNOTEL

9,310 ftWhite Pine County, NevadaNRCS site 1210Updated Fri Oct 16, 2:00 AM PDT

SWE—no median
Depth1″−2″ 48 h
Temp36°28°–44° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow depth1″ now51″Air temperature36°F now40°32°36°FNow · Fri 2 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow depth1″ now51″Air temperature36°F now40°32°36°FNow · Fri 2 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow depth1″ now051″Air temperature36°F now50°32°36°FNow · Fri 2 AM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow depth1″ now051″Air temperature36°F now50°32°36°FNow · Fri 2 AM
0″0.5″1″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
0″0.5″1″ONDJFMAMJJ
<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
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Next 3 days

The forecast for this station is on its way.

16-day outlook, three models

Snowpack vs. median

—%of the 1991–2020 median for today

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Nevada
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Ward MountainNV · 4 mi9,170 ft0.0″—1″−1″
Cave MountainNV · 16 mi10,580 ft0.6″—2″−2″
Berry CreekNV · 22 mi9,350 ft0.8″—3″−4″
White River NVNV · 28 mi7,370 ft——0″0″
Corduroy FlatNV · 29 mi8,640 ft0.4″—0″0″
Bird CreekNV · 29 mi7,530 ft0.0″—0″−1″
Wheeler PeakNV · 32 mi10,070 ft1.0″—4″−2″
KalamazooNV · 36 mi7,740 ft0.0″—0″—

Station details

Elevation
9,310 ft
Location
39.0853°N, 114.8998°W
County
White Pine County, Nevada
Basin
Spring-Steptoe Valleys · HUC 16060008
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 1210
Station ID
1210:NV:SNTL · SHEF DEFN2
Reporting since
December 2011
NWS forecast office
Elko (LKN) discussion

Questions

What is snow water equivalent (SWE)?

SWE is the depth of water you would get by melting the whole snowpack. Fresh powder is often 5 to 10% water; old spring snow can be 40% or more.

How often does Defiance Mines SNOTEL update?

The station reports every hour by radio telemetry to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. This page refreshes each hour. Readings are provisional until NRCS quality control.

What does “% of median” mean?

It compares today’s SWE with the 1991–2020 median for the same calendar day at this station. Above 100% means more water in the snowpack than on a typical year’s same date.

Where is Defiance Mines SNOTEL?

At 9,310 ft in White Pine County, Nevada (39.0853°N, 114.8998°W), in the Spring-Steptoe Valleys basin.

How is the snow forecast made?

Vertex runs the HRRR, RRFS and GFS weather models at the station’s own elevation and carries the measured snowpack forward hour by hour. Treat it as guidance, and check your avalanche center’s forecast before heading out.