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San Juan Mountains, Colorado
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This range is in Colorado and New Mexico and has so many things you can do. Of all the peaks in this range Uncompahgre Peak is the tallest at 14309 feet, Mount Eolus, Windom Peak, Sunlight Peak, and Handies Peak are some of the other high peaks. This range covers an area of approximately
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| | 14500 square miles. A mountain range like this is too good to miss. The San Juan Mountains includes a number of subranges including Badland Hills, Cochetopa Hills, Grenadier Range, Jemez Mountains, La Garita Mountains, La Madera Mountains, Needle Mountains, Ortega Mountains, San Juan Mountains all of them are beautiful. Campgrounds are plentyful in this range where you can spend the night in nature. The San Juan Mountains has several good whitewater kayaking and rafting rivers including Animas River, Canyon Creek, Cimarron River, Conejos River, Henson |
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Creek, Jemez River, Lake Fork Gunnison River, Lime Creek, Navajo River, Piedra River, Rio Blanco where you can spend some time on the water. There are many hiking trails in the San Juan Mountains where you can truly take in all the beauty of these mountains. There are plenty of
| great hotels in the San Juan Mountains where it's always comfortable to stay. There are many beautiful lakes and streams in this range where you can kick back and watch the water. These mountains have a good forest coverage. This range has a few good ski areas including Kendall Mountain, Pajarito Mountain, Silverton, and Wolf Creek, good for skiing and snowboarding. This is such a fun mountain range.
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Best Western Jicarilla Inn, Dulce
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The Best Western Jicarilla Inn and Casino will be closed for renovations from June 6, 2005 to May 31, 2006, we are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Pronounced Hick-ah-REE-ya, the Best West...
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Best Western Oak Ridge Lodge, Pagosa Springs
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Welcome to the Best Western Oak Ridge Lodge where the incredible beauty of the Rocky Mountains surrounds us. We are located in the center of Pogosa Springs and across the street from Hot Mineral Spr...
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| These outdoors activities are available in the San Juan Mountains. |
| | National Parks in the San Juan Mountains (1 total):
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| | Whitewater in the San Juan Mountains (34 total) including:
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Animas River
Class IV-V - 24.2 miles long (Silverton to Tacoma) |
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Animas River
Class IV-V - 2.6 miles long (Tacoma to Rockwood Rail Yard) |
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Canyon Creek
Class V+ - 3 miles long (to Animas River) |
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Cimarron River
Class V+ - 10.2 miles long (Big Cimarron Campground to Cimarron Road bridge) |
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Conejos River
Class II-IV - 6.4 miles long (Platoro Reservoir to South Fork Conejos) |
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Henson Creek
Class IV-V - 6.7 miles long (Above Nellie Creek to 1/2 mile from Lake City) |
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Jemez River
Class -blank- - 50 miles long (Battleship Rock to Zia Pueblo) |
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Lake Fork Gunnison River
Class III - 3.6 miles long (Lake City Town Run) |
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Lime Creek
Class V+ - 3 miles long (1st Gorge) |
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Navajo River
Class I-II - 25 miles long (Lower 25 miles to San Juan confluence) |
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| | Hotels in the San Juan Mountains (14 total) including:
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Abiquiu Cafe Inn
Abiquiu |
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Best Western Inn
Los Alamos |
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Best Western Jicarilla Inn
Dulce |
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Best Western Oak Ridge Lodge
Pagosa Springs |
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Comfort Inn
Espanola |
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Comfort Inn of South Fork
South Fork |
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Econo Lodge
Pagosa Springs |
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Espanola Super 8 Motel
Espanola |
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Espanola-Days Inn
Espanola |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Los Alamos
Los Alamos |
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