Full Definition of DETACHMENT. 1. : the action or process of detaching: separation. 2. a: the dispatch of a body of troops or part of a fleet from the main body for a special mission or service b: the part so dispatched c: a permanently organized separate unit usually smaller than a platoon and of special composition.
Northern parts of Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota are in the coldest zone in the U.S., Zone 3. Colorado Springs is in Zone 5b. Black Forest is in Zone 5a. Teller County, like most of our mountain areas, is in Zone 4. But there are other important factors that affect our growing season. Some 40 years ago Sunset magazine developed zone maps which cover Colorado and 12 other Western states.
Zip code 80517, Estes Park CO is in USDA Hardiness Zone 4b: -25F to -20F. Using updated climate data through 2010, 80517 is in the Plantmaps Hardiness Zone 4b: -25F to -20F. The average first frost in 80517 is between September 1 - 10, while the average last frost occurs between June 1 - 10. 80517 is part of Ecoregion 21c-Crystalline Mid-Elevation Forests and Shrublands. 80517 rarely has days where the temperatue exceeds 86Â°F. The average annual high temperature in 80517 is 55Â°F and the average annual low temperature is 29Â°F. The average high temperature in July (Summer) is 75Â°F, while the average high temperature in January (Winter) is 36Â°F.