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HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANI <br />BULLDOG MOUNTAIN OPERATION <br />EXHIBIT K <br />CLIMATE <br />K -1 INTRODUCTION <br />The climate in the Creede area has been described as "typically <br />alpine" - short cool summers with numerous showers followed by long, clear <br />cold winters and moderate snows. Meteorological data presented is based on <br />records taken at Creede and reported to the National Weather Service in <br />Alamosa. Older data is also available from Wagon Wheel Gap, approximately <br />10 miles east of the Bulldog Mountain Operation. On site meteorological <br />data is not available. <br />K -2 PRECIPITATION <br />From data based on records from various locations, it is estimated <br />that an average of approximately 1216 inches of total precipitation fall <br />annually on the permit areas. Average monthly data from the Creede station <br />is presented in Table K -I. These data indicate that the months with the <br />highest average monthly precipitation are July, June, and August and the <br />months with the lowest average monthly totals are January and February. The <br />greatest daily total since 1974 was .86 inches of rain which fell on July 29, <br />1975. <br />Snowfall data for the permit areas has not been recorded and varies <br />considerably with elevations. Average winter storms seldom deposit over 6 inches <br />of light snow which has a normal water equivalent of 1 to 14. Average snow <br />depth accumulation varies from approximately 6 to 48 inches throughout the <br />permit areas, depending upon the forest cover and elevation. <br />