elevation
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Snow levels early in the week should remain above 6,000 feet for most of the storm’s duration, but significant snow could accumulate in the higher elevations.
From Los Angeles Times
Conditions are becoming even more challenging as warming temperatures allow mosquitoes and avian malaria to expand into higher elevation areas that once served as refuges for vulnerable native birds.
From Science Daily
The few remaining individuals live in barren, rugged terrain at high elevations.
From Los Angeles Times
While the elevation, weather and infrastructure are major draws, he has another reason for choosing the mountains of Utah: near-total anonymity.
This storm will also produce snow for some mountain communities and major roads in elevations above 5,000 feet.
From Los Angeles Times
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