Monument Dam

Monument Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Monument Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Monument Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.88162, -107.47186. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monument Dam

• Mount Lamborn · viewpoint · Delta · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Gunnison · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~14 km · Must-see
• Paonia State Park · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~17 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~23 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Guero · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Marcellina Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~26 km · Must-see
• East Beckwith Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~27 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mendicant Ridge · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Chair Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Raggeds Wilderness · sanctuary · Gunnison · ~34 km · Must-see
• West Elk Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Owen · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Monument Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Monument Dam

• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~43 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~56 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~57 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~60 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~61 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~95 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~96 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~97 km · Must-see

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