Monument Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Mineral County, Colorado     Custom Search User input for Monument Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Mineral County, Colorado: Be the first to submit input for Monument Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        The beauty of Monument Lake attracts many people from all around. Not much rain falls here at Monument Lake; the month with most of the rain is July; the driest of the months is June. Having a tremendous time in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains is uncomplicated. Wolf Creek is a great local ski area, and if you've had enough of Monument Lake, Upper Fourmile Lake is close by. Hiking along the Middle Creek Stock Driveway is good fun; a tremendous nearby hotel       is Oak Ridge Lodge. All the outdoors fun things next to Monument Lake will keep you coming back again and again. You could also pop by Window Lake while you're here at Monument Lake; it's close by; Monument Lake is right by the Turkey Lake Trail. Throughout the summer months at Monument Lake temperatures are ordinarily in the 70's. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 30's. During the winter highs are usually in the                  20's while Monument Lake overnight low temperatures during the wintertime are in the-10's. But wait, there's more exciting stuff to do in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Palomino Mountain is clearly visible from Monument Lake; do take a hike on the Rainbow Trail. Monument Lake is located in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a spot to stay Fairfield Pagosa Resort is a pleasant choice, and paddling on Rio Grande is so much fun. This lake is so wonderful. Some of the water nearby flows, like Puerto Blanco Creek, and Middle Fork Hunter Campground is a great campground nearby. Monument Lake is a magnificent location to visit for more than one day, Ivy Creek Campground and Trailhead is a magnificent location to camp nearby, and whitewater paddling is tremendous on Wolf Creek.   Fairfield Pagosa Resort, Pagosa Springs 15 miles away Fairfield Pagosa gives you an incredible 18,000 acres to discover. Its lakes, golf course, trout streams and other natural wonders give you a million places to hide away among the magnificent Rockies.... Oak Ridge Lodge, Pagosa Springs 16 miles away Newly renovated formerly Best Western hotel in the heart of Pagosa Springs full service with a country charm with lots of fresh mountain air and friendly staff to service your needs for a wonderful st... Current weather conditions at Monument Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Mineral County, Colorado Local climate location: HERMIT 5 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 37.55111 Longitude: -107.06 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 Mineral County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Mineral County Books about Monument Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Monument Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Mineral 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 Monument 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 Monument Lake.   Hotels Near Monument Lake: Fairfield Pagosa Resort, Pagosa Springs, 15 miles away Oak Ridge Lodge, Pagosa Springs, 16 miles away Pagosa Lodge, Pagosa Springs, 16 miles away Holiday Inn Express Pagosa Springs, Co, Pagosa Springs, 16 miles away Econo Lodge Pagosa Springs, Pagosa Springs, 16 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Monument Lake: Middle Fork Hunter Campground, Hinsdale County, 6 miles away Ivy Creek Campground and Trailhead, Mineral County, 8 miles away Cimarrona Campground, Hinsdale County, 10 miles away Bridge Campground, Hinsdale County, 11 miles away   Ski Areas Near Monument Lake: Wolf Creek, Colorado, 16 miles away       1604 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Monument Lake: Wolf Creek, Mineral CountyCounty, 13 miles away       Class IV+ - 0.25 miles long (Downstream from Highway 160 Bridge) Rio Grande, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 14 miles away       Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Rio Grande Reservoir to 12 miles above Creede) San Juan River - East Fork, Archuleta CountyCounty, 15 miles away       Class III-IV - 4 miles long (East Fork to 160 Bridge)   National Parks Near Monument Lake: Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 58 miles away Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 58 miles away   Trails Near Monument Lake: Turkey Lake Trail, Mineral County, 5 miles away Rainbow Trail, Mineral County, 7 miles away Middle Creek Stock Driveway, Mineral County, 7 miles away   Lakes Near Monument Lake: Window Lake, Mineral CountyCounty, 1 miles away Upper Fourmile Lake, Mineral CountyCounty, 4 miles away