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| | Los Alamos Reservoir, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Los Alamos County, New Mexico |
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User input for Los Alamos Reservoir, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Los Alamos County, New Mexico:
: Los Alamos is on the western edge of the Jemez Mountains, not the San Juans. The reservoir has been closed to the public since the Cerro Grande Fire in May of 2000. The fire and the flooding that followed did extensive damage to the landscape and facilities.
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The overriding characteristic in the area is the Jemez Mountains; you can go for a hike on the Pajarito Canyon Trail. Having a good time in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains is painless. There are fine locations to discover along the Los Alamos Canyon Trail, and Pajarito Mountain is a great local ski area. For the period of the warm months at Los Alamos Reservoir highs are mostly in the 80's. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 50's. Daytime highs
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| | during the winter are in the 40's, and through the dark hours in the winter at Los Alamos Reservoir temperatures descend to the 10's. Los Alamos Reservoir is a beautiful lake in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors fun stuff the San Juan and Jemez Mountains has to offer. Los Alamos Reservoir is a place with many visitors from Los Alamos; Juniper Campground is a good campground nearby. You feel that's sufficient? | |
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Just getting warmed up. Los Alamos Reservoir is not the only place nearby, Cochiti Lake is a nearby lake, and if you're here why not have a look at Canada Bonita. If you need a place to stay Comfort Inn & Suites Los Alamos is
a splendid choice; get wet paddling on Rio Grande. This lake is so wonderful. Ashley Hotel and Suites is a perfect site to get some rest, and you can stay the night at Las Conchas Campground. Los Alamos Reservoir is a location that
is rather waterless frequently; through August this area sees the most rain while February is commonly the driest month. This lake is so wonderful. A lake close by is Guaje Reservoir, and a trip to Bandelier National Monument
is recommended. Life's too short to enjoy all the amusing stuff in the neighborhood of Los Alamos Reservoir. Float down the rapids of Rio Chama in a kayak. Playing golf is lots of fun at Los Alamos County Government Recreation Division Golf Course, and the panorama of striking Jemez Mountains is great.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 35.88333 Longitude: -106.3531
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Rio Grande, Sandoval CountyCounty, 11 miles away Class III - 24 miles long (Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir) |
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Rio Chama, Rio Arriba CountyCounty, 16 miles away Class I-II - 25 miles long (Abiquiu Dam to confluence with Rio Grande) |
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Natural Arch Trail
 | 1 PHOTO Not sure if this is a arch. Someone will have to hike/rock climb to varify. This feature can be seen from the parking lot at the end of the road in the quality fishing area below Navajo Dam NM. Drive beyond Cottonwood campground to the end of the road, Simon Canyon is on your left when entering the parking lot. The arch is on the skyline on the far side of Simon Canyon.... |
Pajarito Mountain
 | Many many good runs here at Pajarito. I enjoy skiing here very much.... |
Bandelier National Monument
 | It's not in the San Juan Mountains.... |
Highline Trail
 | 1 PHOTO If this: Highline Trail re: Rio Arriba County. This trail runs from Polvadera Peak to Chicoma Mountain (Rio Arriba's Highest) ...and is in the JEMEZ MOUNTAINS..NOT the San Juan. It refers to Abiquiu lots..so I assume it is. More infor in July or August when we'll be exploring it!... |
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