Upper Homestake Tailings Pond, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Mineral County, Colorado

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     Upper Homestake Tailings Pond is a beautiful lake in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. And that's not all there is to do here in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Upper Homestake Tailings Pond; La Garita Stock Driveway is a delightful local trail, and dry warm beds await you at Allington Inn and Suites. Upper Homestake Tailings Pond gets very little rain; August is the month that gets the most rain while February is the  
   month with the least amount of precipitation.
So many fun things to do here at Upper Homestake Tailings Pond, too good to be true. Rio Grande is a glorious whitewater spot near Upper Homestake Tailings Pond; why not take a refreshing hike along the Wason Stock Driveway. During the summer, highs typically are in the 70's at Upper Homestake Tailings Pond. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 40's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 30's,
 
               and after the sun is down through the winter temperatures at Upper Homestake Tailings Pond fall into the-10's. This lake is so wonderful. Camping at Antlers Rio Grande Lodge is always a magnificent experience, and Upper Homestake Tailings Pond is right by the McKenzie Stock Driveway.
Just can't get enough of the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. Not far from Upper Homestake Tailings Pond you acquire some perfect water scenery at Upper Homestake Tailings Pond Dam, and a tremendous place for whitewater paddling is Rio Grande. This lake is so wonderful. You might want to pay a visit to Sawmill Gulch while you're here at Upper Homestake Tailings Pond; at Upper Homestake Tailings Pond you can see Bachelor Mountain. Some of the water nearby flows, like East Willow Creek, obviously you could also take a look at Broadacre Lake Reservoir if you're here; it's not far at all.
A lake nearby is Lower Homestake Tailings Pond, and Upper Homestake Tailings Pond is delightful enough to spend more than a day at, Mountain Views RV Resort is a delightful local campground.

 
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Current weather conditions at Upper Homestake Tailings Pond, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Mineral County, Colorado
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Local climate location: LAKE CITY 19 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.85833
Longitude: -106.9417

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These outdoors activities are available near Upper Homestake Tailings Pond.
 Hotels Near Upper Homestake Tailings Pond:
Allington Inn and Suites, South Fork, 23 miles away
The Spruce Lodge, South Fork, 24 miles away
Holiday Inn Express PAGOSA SPRINGS, Pagosa Springs, 32 miles away
OakRidge Lodge, Pagosa Springs, 33 miles away
Whispering Pines Condominums, Pagosa Springs, 33 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Upper Homestake Tailings Pond:
Mountain Views RV Resort, Creede, 1 miles away
Antlers Rio Grande Lodge, Creede, 3 miles away
Broadacres Traveling Teepee, Creede, 3 miles away
Rio Grande Campground, Mineral County, 7 miles away
 Whitewater Near Upper Homestake Tailings Pond:
Rio Grande, Mineral/Rio Grande CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class II - 12 miles long (Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork)
Rio Grande, Hinsdale CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class III-IV - 8 miles long (Rio Grande Reservoir to 12 miles above Creede)
 National Parks Near Upper Homestake Tailings Pond:
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO, 40 miles away
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Gunnison - CO, 40 miles away
 Trails Near Upper Homestake Tailings Pond:
La Garita Stock Driveway, Hinsdale County, 3 miles away
Wason Stock Driveway, Saguache County, 4 miles away
McKenzie Stock Driveway, Mineral County, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Upper Homestake Tailings Pond:
Lower Homestake Tailings Pond, Mineral CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Broadacre Lake Reservoir, Mineral CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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