Crater Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado     User input for Crater Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado: Be the first to submit input for Crater Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        This lake is so wonderful. If you like skiing, you're in luck; Kendall Mountain is next to Crater Lake, and on a beautiful day you obtain a great view of North Twilight Peak from Crater Lake. Crater Lake is a location that is rather dried up frequently; August is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month of the year is June. The San Juan and Jemez Mountains scenery is always beautiful. This lake is so wonderful. The Highline Trail offers hiking       at its best, and a pleasant spot to camp here at Crater Lake is Lime Creek Campground. Paddling on Animas River is so much fun, and Crater Lake is not the only location close by, Andrews Lake is a close by lake. That right there is plenty already, but it continues; Crater Lake has it all. Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts is a splendid location to get some rest; great hiking is available along the Deer Park Trail. There's no way anybody can get                  bored here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. If you need a place to stay Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel is a great choice, and if you've had enough of Crater Lake, Little Molas Lake is nearby. So many entertaining things to do in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains, not enough time. The West Needle Mountains casts its shadow over Crater Lake; why not camp at Purgatory Campground since you're here at Crater Lake. For the duration of the warm days of summer at Crater Lake highs are ordinarily in the 70's while nighttime lows are mostly in the 40's. Throughout the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's; night lows all through the wintertime for Crater Lake tend to be in the 0's. Glide down the rapids of Lime Creek in a kayak. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Crater Lake; Whitehead Trail is a tremendous local trail, and the snow is good at Silverton.   Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Durango 7 miles away This ski-in/ski-out resort features a wide variety of services such as 24 hour front desk, fitness center, wedding services, complimentary Internet access in public areas, restaurants, conference room... Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts, Durango 7 miles away This luxury ski-in/ski-out property is the anchor of the new Purgatory Village, featuring upgraded skier services and a new Purgys Day Lodge. Purgatory Lodge units range in size from 2 bedrooms to 4 b... Current weather conditions at Crater Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado Local climate location: TELLURIDE 16 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 37.67444 Longitude: -107.7133 San Juan and Jemez Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. San Juan and Jemez Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Colorado Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Colorado San Juan County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in San Juan County Books about Crater Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Crater Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado. Outdoors Recreation Near Durango, Colorado Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Durango, Colorado, the metro area neareast to Crater Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Colorado Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Colorado.     These outdoors activities are available near Crater Lake.   Hotels Near Crater Lake: Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Durango, 7 miles away Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts, Durango, 7 miles away Cascade Village, Durango, 8 miles away Lodge at Tamarron, Durango, 11 miles away The Ice House Lodge, Telluride, 16 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Crater Lake: Lime Creek Campground, San Juan County, 3 miles away Purgatory Campground, La Plata County, 7 miles away Molas Lake Park, Silverton, 8 miles away Red Mountain Motel and RV Park, Silverton, 8 miles away   Ski Areas Near Crater Lake: Silverton, Colorado, 8 miles away       3000 vertical feet Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 8 miles away       400 vertical feet Telluride, Colorado, 16 miles away       3530 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Crater Lake: Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 1 miles away       Class IV-V - 24.2 miles long (Silverton to Tacoma) Lime Creek, -blank- CountyCounty, 3 miles away       Class V+ - 3 miles long (1st Gorge) Mineral Creek - South, -blank- CountyCounty, 7 miles away       Class V+ - 0.5 miles long (Above South Mineral Camp Ground)   National Parks Near Crater Lake: Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM, 49 miles away Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 53 miles away Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 53 miles away   Trails Near Crater Lake: Deer Park Trail, San Juan County, 7 miles away Whitehead Trail, San Juan County, 8 miles away Highline Trail, San Juan County, 8 miles away   Lakes Near Crater Lake: Andrews Lake, San Juan CountyCounty, 3 miles away Little Molas Lake, San Juan CountyCounty, 4 miles away