Gilpin County, CO Roof Snow Load - Case Study Area
What "Case Study" means for Gilpin County
ASCE 7's own snow load map has no single figure for Gilpin County: the terrain is complex enough that the code (§7.2) requires an elevation-specific study rather than a county-wide value. That is the map being accurate, not a data gap.
FIPS 08047, population 5,963. 386 US counties get this same case-study treatment; Gilpin County is one of them.
Gilpin County in numbers
- Population5,963
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal194.7 in.
- FIPS08047
Gilpin County's snowfall, most winters
194.7 in. a year: that's Gilpin County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at COAL CREEK CANYON, CO US (8 mi away). See the density guide.
Before you rely on Gilpin County's number
Treat the Gilpin County figure as a starting point, not a final answer: it assumes standard occupancy, a heated structure and a moderately sheltered site, per ASCE 7-22's own defaults. Exposed terrain, an unheated building or a steeper roof all shift the real number.
For a real application, skip the county number and go straight to the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool - enter your coordinates and it returns a site-specific figure a plan reviewer will recognize. (How this figure is calculated.)