Does anyone know the elevation where the temperature on the Longs Peak web cam is taken? It's about as cold today as I've ever seen it.
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Re: Longs Peak web cam
I don't know for certain, but I've always been under the impression the camera is somewhere up on/near Twin Sisters (in the odd little floating island of RMNP). I also assume it's near the top, which should put it at around 11,400'
edit: I am also assuming weather measurements are taken AT the camera's location.
edit: I am also assuming weather measurements are taken AT the camera's location.
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Thats a lot of assumptions....aboynamedmargrette wrote:I don't know for certain, but I've always been under the impression the camera is somewhere up on/near Twin Sisters (in the odd little floating island of RMNP). I also assume it's near the top, which should put it at around 11,400'
edit: I am also assuming weather measurements are taken AT the camera's location.
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Re: Longs Peak web cam
The exquisite maps of the infamous Dr. Google claim that location to be at approximately 8800 ft.NPS website wrote:The Longs Peak Webcam has moved to the beautiful Tahosa Valley along Hwy 7.
It was -28 at 9 am in Laramie this morning, I tried hard to link that to a joke about WY meth heads but came up short...
Make wilderness less accessible.
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UW students?Dave B wrote:It was -28 at 9 am in Laramie this morning, I tried hard to link that to a joke about WY meth heads but came up short...
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It was so cold in Laramie that it wasn't just the meth heads shaking uncontrollably?Dave B wrote:The exquisite maps of the infamous Dr. Google claim that location to be at approximately 8800 ft.NPS website wrote:The Longs Peak Webcam has moved to the beautiful Tahosa Valley along Hwy 7.
It was -28 at 9 am in Laramie this morning, I tried hard to link that to a joke about WY meth heads but came up short...
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It can wait forever. I cannot.
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Re: Longs Peak web cam
Beautiful webcam "picture" of Longs right now..
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tlongpine wrote:It was so cold in Laramie that it wasn't just the meth heads shaking uncontrollably?
So cold the meth heads in rehab are quitting 'frozen' turkey?
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Re: Longs Peak web cam
Cold or not, still looks beautiful. Makes me wanna give it a go this next week. I miss Longs. 
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rmd
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Re: Longs Peak web cam
Thank you for your answers. I thought it might be at the camera, but it also occurred to me that it might be at the visitor center or some other place (for ease of maintenance, perhaps.)
By the way, I envy those of you who live out there. After the most miserable summer I can remember, the temperature where I live reached 78 today (not a typo.)
By the way, I envy those of you who live out there. After the most miserable summer I can remember, the temperature where I live reached 78 today (not a typo.)
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Re: Longs Peak web cam
Wow, very cold on wed. in RMNP
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Re: Longs Peak web cam
Is the this the same view???
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