Local favourite lake · Saguache, Colorado
Lake Mountain
Lake Mountain is a lake in Saguache, Colorado.
Lake Mountain: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Lake Mountain
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Lake Mountain — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 38.01028, -106.39892. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Lake Mountain
- Capilla de San Juan Bautista · church · Saguache · ~27 km · Must-see
- Saguache County Museum · museum · Saguache · ~30 km · Must-see
- Rio Grande National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Grande · ~42 km · Must-see
- Long Branch Baldy · viewpoint · Saguache · ~44 km · Must-see
- Wheeler Geologic Area · viewpoint · Mineral · ~46 km · Must-see
- Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~46 km · Must-see
- Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~47 km · Must-see
- Antora Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~48 km · Must-see
- Marshall Pass · viewpoint · Saguache · ~56 km · Must-see
- Hot Springs · viewpoint · Saguache · ~56 km · Must-see
- Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~57 km · Must-see
- San Luis Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~58 km · Must-see
- La Garita Wilderness · sanctuary · Mineral · ~59 km · Must-see
- Mount Ouray · viewpoint · Saguache · ~60 km · Must-see
- Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~63 km · Must-see
- O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~64 km · Must-see
- Tomichi Dome · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~67 km · Must-see
- Monarch Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~68 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Mountain
- O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~64 km · Must-see
- Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~79 km · Must-see
- Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~87 km · Must-see
- Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~92 km · Must-see
- Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~95 km · Must-see
- Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~98 km · Must-see
- Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~99 km · Must-see
- Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~102 km · Must-see
- Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~105 km · Must-see
- La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~107 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Lake Mountain full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Lake Mountain yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Lake Mountain?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Lake Mountain?
Nearby: Capilla de San Juan Bautista (church, 27 km), Saguache County Museum (museum, 30 km), Rio Grande National Forest (sanctuary, 42 km), Long Branch Baldy (viewpoint, 44 km), Wheeler Geologic Area (viewpoint, 46 km), Cochetopa Dome (viewpoint, 46 km).