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December 8, 2025 - Snow at the Four Corners
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Snow dusted the colorful landscape near the Four Corners region of the American Southwest on December 5, 2025, the result of a widespread Arctic blast that also gripped much of the United States. The wintery blast was accompanied by widespread snow, stretching from the U.S. Southwest to the Northeast. A major winter storm battered Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, with Mount Zirkel receiving 33.6 inches (85.3 cm) of fresh snow and Rabbit Ears Pass seeing 27.6 inches (70 cm), according to local media. Meanwhile, cold temperatures struck as far south as Arizona, with frost striking parts of southern Gila county and an inch or more of snow reported surrounding the Four Corners.
On December 5, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color winter-like image of snow dusting the Four Corners region.
This region gets its name from the unique quadripoint spot where the corners of four states touch. Starting in the northwest and moving clockwise, these states are Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Without boundary lines overlain on the image, this location is difficult to pinpoint, but it lies in a bare patch of ground southeast of the puff of cloud about ¼ way south of the top of the image.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 12/5/2025
Resolutions:
1km (131.2 KB), 500m (384.5 KB), 250m (580 KB)
Bands Used: 7,2,1
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Snow dusted the colorful landscape near the Four Corners region of the American Southwest on December 5, 2025, the result of a widespread Arctic blast that also gripped much of the United States. The wintery blast was accompanied by widespread snow, stretching from the U.S. Southwest to the Northeast. A major winter storm battered Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, with Mount Zirkel receiving 33.6 inches (85.3 cm) of fresh snow and Rabbit Ears Pass seeing 27.6 inches (70 cm), according to local media. Meanwhile, cold temperatures struck as far south as Arizona, with frost striking parts of southern Gila county and an inch or more of snow reported surrounding the Four Corners.
On December 5, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color winter-like image of snow dusting the Four Corners region.
This region gets its name from the unique quadripoint spot where the corners of four states touch. Starting in the northwest and moving clockwise, these states are Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Without boundary lines overlain on the image, this location is difficult to pinpoint, but it lies in a bare patch of ground southeast of the puff of cloud about ¼ way south of the top of the image.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 12/5/2025
Resolutions:
1km (131.2 KB), 500m (384.5 KB), 250m (580 KB)
Bands Used: 7,2,1
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
