Truchas Lakes, Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Mora County, New Mexico

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    What a nice lake Truchas Lakes is. This lake is one of the great places here in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. This lake is so wonderful. A good nearby hotel is Taos Super 8 Motel. There's so much to do here at Truchas Lakes that you need to camp here for a while, Trampas Trailhead Campground is a nice place for that. So much exciting stuff to do in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, not sufficient time. You could also check out Hidden Lake since you're here  
   at Truchas Lakes; it's nearby, and lovely scenery and fine skiing is what you get at Ski Santa Fe.
Rio Embudo is a glorious whitewater spot near Truchas Lakes, and a short spree to Rio Quemado Falls is always worthwhile. This lake is so wonderful. The Rio Medio Trail is a good hiking trail in the vicinity of Truchas Lakes. What would winter be without some skiing at Sipapu Ski; the view of Chimayosos Peak is beautiful.
There's no way somebody can get
 
               bored here in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. If the weather is magnificent here at Truchas Lakes, you can go for a hike along the Trampas Trail, and Truchas Lakes is delightful enough to spend more than a day at, Trampas Medio Campground is a delightful local campground. Around Truchas Lakes you don’t get a lot of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is generally August, that's the one that rains the most, and February is the month with the least moisture. For the period of the warm months here at Truchas Lakes, high temperatures typically get into the 80's while overnight lows are usually in the 50's. During the winter highs are generally in the 30's, and nighttime lows at Truchas Lakes during the wintertime commonly plunge into the 0's.
Life's too short to enjoy all the fun stuff next to Truchas Lakes. There is a tremendous hiking trail near Truchas Lakes called the Santa Barbara Angostura Trail; a glorious place for whitewater paddling is Rio Santa Cruz.

 
Taos Super 8 Motel, Taos
23 miles away
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Taos - Days Inn, Taos
23 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Truchas Lakes, Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Mora County, New Mexico
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Local climate location: TAOS 23 miles away


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Latitude: 35.97028
Longitude: -105.6347

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These outdoors activities are available near Truchas Lakes.
 Hotels Near Truchas Lakes:
Taos Super 8 Motel, Taos, 23 miles away
Taos - Days Inn, Taos, 23 miles away
Quality Inn Taos, Taos, 23 miles away
Sun God Lodge, Taos, 24 miles away
Bishop's Lodge, Santa Fe, 24 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Truchas Lakes:
Trampas Trailhead Campground, Rio Arriba County, 5 miles away
Trampas Medio Campground, Rio Arriba County, 5 miles away
Santa Barbara Campground, Taos County, 7 miles away
Trampas Diamante Campground, Rio Arriba County, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Truchas Lakes:
Sipapu Ski, New Mexico, 12 miles away
      1055 vertical feet
Ski Santa Fe, New Mexico, 15 miles away
      1703 vertical feet
Taos, New Mexico, 25 miles away
      2612 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Truchas Lakes:
Rio Santa Cruz, Santa Fe CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class IV-V - 1 miles long (Cundiyo to Santa Cruz Reservoir)
Rio Embudo, -blank- CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class IV-V(V+) - 5 miles long (Close to Rio Lucio to Highway 75)
 National Parks Near Truchas Lakes:
Santa Fe National Historic Trail, Santa Fe - NM, 26 miles away
Fort Union National Monument, Watrous - NM, 44 miles away
Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos - NM, 44 miles away
 Trails Near Truchas Lakes:
Trampas Trail, Rio Arriba County, 4 miles away
Rio Medio Trail, Mora County, 4 miles away
Santa Barbara Angostura Trail, Taos County, 6 miles away
 Lakes Near Truchas Lakes:
Hidden Lake, Rio Arriba CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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