Which mountainous area has the most thunderstorms? (climate, snowy, hot)

[a bag of it]

When searching for areas with the most thunderstorms, the typical response is almost always florida. Which mountainous region has the most thunderstorms? are there places with snowy winters and stormy summers?

[nei]

Colorado Rockies in July/August. Thunderstorms nearly daily in the "best" spots. Get down below treeline by midday if you don't want to fry!

[nei]

Interesting article (about a mountain range in SW Colorado):

Mountain Studies Institute - Weather and Climate

[Patricius Maximus]

Mountainous parts of Wyoming come to mind. Yellowstone often has thunderstorms, which occur at much cooler temperatures than one might expect due to upslope flow. Colorado may also be good.

[a bag of it]

Originally Posted by nei

Colorado Rockies in July/August. Thunderstorms nearly daily in the "best" spots. Get down below treeline by midday if you don't want to fry!

I'm living in breckenridge right now, what would you say some of the "best spots" are?

[nei]

Originally Posted by a bag of it

I'm living in breckenridge right now, what would you say some of the "best spots" are?

Oh. You'd know more than me; I've just read from hiking reports / guides about horrible summer lightning storms and warning to off the mountain (above treeline) soon after noon.

I think the San Juans tend to have more thunderstorms; not sure.

[philobeddoe]

New Mexico mountains are your best bet

Any range: Sangre de Cristo, San Mateo, Manzano, Sacramento

The best are the Magdalena Mountains just west of Socorro
Located near the summit of South Baldy 10,783ft
is the Langmuir Atmospheric Lightning Research Laboratory

It is open to the public during summer "monsoon" season
(June 20 to Aug 20)

You can live nearby in the historic old village of Magdalena
elevation 6500ft (it has a very nice climate, rarely too hot or cold)