Vallecito Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado

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     Silverton has brilliant slopes and a friendly staff; pleasant hiking is available along the Deer Park Trail. All the outdoors amusing things near Vallecito Lake will keep you coming back many times. Get your heart beating on the fine whitewater of Vallecito Creek; at Vallecito Lake you can catch a glimpse of The Guardian. Having a pleasant time at Vallecito Lake is uncomplicated.
Life's too short to enjoy all the fun stuff in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains.
 
   Hit the slopes at Kendall Mountain nearby; you can go for a hike on the Whitehead Trail. For the period of the months of summer here at Vallecito Lake, high temperatures commonly get into the 70's; the overnight is a bit chillier of course, commonly in the 40's. For the duration of the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's, and night lows all through the wintertime for Vallecito Lake tend to be in the 0's. So many fun things in the San Juan and Jemez  
               Mountains, just phenomenal. While staying at Vallecito Lake you could always discover Hunchback Pass, and naturally, this is a fine vicinity for people who like lakes, Kite Lake is a lake in close proximity.
Silver Summit RV Park And Jeep Rentals is a fine campground nearby; do go to Nebo Creek if you're here at Vallecito Lake. You're most likely keen on lakes, Eldorado Lake is one of those close by, and if you need a place to stay Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts is a pleasant choice. This lake is located in the wonderful San Juan and Jemez Mountains.
This lake is so wonderful. Stay the night at Silverton Lakes Campground, and there's glorious hiking along the Brooklyn Trail. This lake is so wonderful. You can run the rapids of Mineral Creek - South in the vicinity of Vallecito Lake, and dry warm beds await you at Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel. Vallecito Lake is pretty dry regularly; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain; the driest month is June.

 
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Current weather conditions at Vallecito Lake, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado
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Local climate location: TELLURIDE 8 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.69806
Longitude: -107.535

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 Hotels Near Vallecito Lake:
Purgatory Village Condominium Hotel, Durango, 19 miles away
Purgatory Lodge by Durango Mountain Resorts, Durango, 20 miles away
Cascade Village, Durango, 20 miles away
Best Western Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs, Ouray, 20 miles away
St.Elmo Hotel, Ouray, 20 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Vallecito Lake:
Silver Summit RV Park And Jeep Rentals, Silverton, 11 miles away
Silverton Lakes Campground, Silverton, 11 miles away
Red Mountain Motel and RV Park, Silverton, 11 miles away
Molas Lake Park, Silverton, 12 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Vallecito Lake:
Silverton, Colorado, 11 miles away
      3000 vertical feet
Kendall Mountain, Colorado, 11 miles away
      400 vertical feet
Telluride, Colorado, 25 miles away
      3530 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Vallecito Lake:
Vallecito Creek, La Plata CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class V+ - 1 miles long (1 mile above Vallecito Campground)
Mineral Creek - South, -blank- CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class V+ - 0.5 miles long (Above South Mineral Camp Ground)
Animas River, San Juan/ La Plata CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class IV-V - 24.2 miles long (Silverton to Tacoma)
 National Parks Near Vallecito Lake:
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec - NM, 56 miles away
Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 65 miles away
Yucca House National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park - CO, 65 miles away
 Trails Near Vallecito Lake:
Whitehead Trail, San Juan County, 7 miles away
Deer Park Trail, San Juan County, 8 miles away
Brooklyn Trail, San Juan County, 15 miles away
 Lakes Near Vallecito Lake:
Eldorado Lake, San Juan CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Kite Lake, San Juan CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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