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EXHIBIT "K" <br />Climate <br />The climate of the Rio Grande County area is of two general types. The cold, dry <br />mountain valley has cool summers and cold winters. The lower part of the valley is <br />cooler and drier, and the upper part near the foothills is slightly warmer. AT Monte <br />Vista, in the lower part of the valley at an elevation of about 7,650 feet, the average <br />summer temperature is about 61 degrees, and the average annual precipitation is <br />about 7 inches. At Del Norte, at the edge of the foothills at an elevation of 7,900 feet, <br />the average annual temperature is about 43 degrees, the average summer <br />temperature is about 62 degrees and average annual precipitation is about 8.5 <br />inches. <br />