Spar City, Colorado

Spar City, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Spar City is located in Colorado
Spar City
Spar City
Location within Colorado
Spar City is located in the United States
Spar City
Spar City
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 37°42′26″N 106°58′06″W / 37.70722°N 106.96833°W / 37.70722; -106.96833
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyMineral
Elevation
9,466 ft (2,885 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID204765

Spar City (also Fisher City) is an unincorporated community in Mineral County, Colorado, United States. It lies along an unpaved road southwest of the town of Creede, the county seat of Mineral County.

History

Spar City was historically a mining town when the surrounding area was believed to hold much silver ore. It quickly became a ghost town before becoming a corporation. It is owned by 35 shareholders, each of whom are given access to a cabin. Owners are free to make improvements to their cabins, often through the caretaker.

Climate

Hermit 8 SE is a weather station near Spar City. Hermit 8 SE has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc) bordering on a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

Climate data for Spar City, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1920–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 59
(15)		 65
(18)		 75
(24)		 80
(27)		 84
(29)		 92
(33)		 93
(34)		 95
(35)		 85
(29)		 82
(28)		 70
(21)		 65
(18)		 95
(35)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 44.8
(7.1)		 47.9
(8.8)		 55.0
(12.8)		 63.2
(17.3)		 73.0
(22.8)		 81.7
(27.6)		 84.4
(29.1)		 81.7
(27.6)		 77.2
(25.1)		 70.4
(21.3)		 58.9
(14.9)		 47.1
(8.4)		 85.7
(29.8)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 34.3
(1.3)		 37.6
(3.1)		 44.6
(7.0)		 52.7
(11.5)		 62.3
(16.8)		 73.9
(23.3)		 79.0
(26.1)		 75.7
(24.3)		 69.9
(21.1)		 59.3
(15.2)		 46.6
(8.1)		 35.0
(1.7)		 55.9
(13.3)
Daily mean °F (°C) 16.4
(−8.7)		 19.4
(−7.0)		 28.0
(−2.2)		 36.5
(2.5)		 45.1
(7.3)		 53.9
(12.2)		 60.0
(15.6)		 57.9
(14.4)		 51.2
(10.7)		 41.1
(5.1)		 28.8
(−1.8)		 17.4
(−8.1)		 38.0
(3.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) −1.5
(−18.6)		 1.3
(−17.1)		 11.3
(−11.5)		 20.4
(−6.4)		 27.8
(−2.3)		 33.8
(1.0)		 41.1
(5.1)		 40.0
(4.4)		 32.5
(0.3)		 23.0
(−5.0)		 11.1
(−11.6)		 −0.1
(−17.8)		 20.1
(−6.6)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −19.8
(−28.8)		 −18.6
(−28.1)		 −10.0
(−23.3)		 4.6
(−15.2)		 16.2
(−8.8)		 24.3
(−4.3)		 31.5
(−0.3)		 30.5
(−0.8)		 20.2
(−6.6)		 8.4
(−13.1)		 −8.9
(−22.7)		 −19.6
(−28.7)		 −23.7
(−30.9)
Record low °F (°C) −45
(−43)		 −40
(−40)		 −36
(−38)		 −25
(−32)		 2
(−17)		 13
(−11)		 20
(−7)		 18
(−8)		 9
(−13)		 −8
(−22)		 −40
(−40)		 −44
(−42)		 −45
(−43)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.56
(14)		 0.80
(20)		 0.94
(24)		 0.71
(18)		 0.77
(20)		 0.65
(17)		 1.89
(48)		 2.39
(61)		 1.68
(43)		 1.00
(25)		 0.97
(25)		 0.52
(13)		 12.88
(328)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 9.0
(23)		 10.1
(26)		 9.6
(24)		 5.7
(14)		 1.3
(3.3)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.2
(0.51)		 3.8
(9.7)		 8.1
(21)		 7.2
(18)		 55.0
(140)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 4.1 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.9 12.2 14.3 8.5 5.1 4.4 4.1 75.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 3.9 4.4 3.8 2.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 3.2 3.9 23.9
Source 1: NOAA
Source 2: XMACIS2

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spar City, Colorado
  2. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 40.
  3. ↑ "Station Details - HERMIT 8 SE, CO US". NOAA. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Hermit 8 SE, Colorado 1991–2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 3, 2024.