Uinta County, WY Roof Snow Load - Case Study Area
What "Case Study" means for Uinta County
ASCE 7's own snow load map has no single figure for Uinta 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 56041, population 20,621. 386 US counties get this same case-study treatment; Uinta County is one of them.
Uinta County in numbers
- Population20,621
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal63.8 in.
- FIPS56041
Uinta County's snowfall, most winters
63.8 in. a year: that's Uinta County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at MTN VIEW, WY US (11.6 mi away). See the density guide.
Before you rely on Uinta County's number
Treat the Uinta 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. See the methodology guide.