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Local Road Conditions
Updated September 2, 2010
For further information, call the Chamber of Commerce at 800-569-1874.
Cinnamon Pass. OPEN High clearance 4x4 required.
Engineer Pass. OPEN High clearance 4x4 required.
North Henson Creek. OPEN High clearance 4x4 required.
Nellie Creek. OPEN High clearance 4x4 required.
Round Top. OPEN High clearance 4x4 required.
Wager Gulch. OPEN High clearance 4x4 required.
Quiet Valley. OPEN
Deer Lakes/Cathedral (FS 788). OPEN
Rio Grande Reservoir Road (FS 520). OPEN High clearance 4x4 required to traverse Stony Pass.
Continental/Rito Hondo Reservoir Road. OPEN
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Updated September 2, 2010
For further information, call the Chamber of Commerce at 800-569-1874.
Cinnamon Pass. OPEN High clearance 4x4 required.
Engineer Pass. OPEN High clearance 4x4 required.
North Henson Creek. OPEN High clearance 4x4 required.
Nellie Creek. OPEN High clearance 4x4 required.
Round Top. OPEN High clearance 4x4 required.
Wager Gulch. OPEN High clearance 4x4 required.
Quiet Valley. OPEN
Deer Lakes/Cathedral (FS 788). OPEN
Rio Grande Reservoir Road (FS 520). OPEN High clearance 4x4 required to traverse Stony Pass.
Continental/Rito Hondo Reservoir Road. OPEN
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Colorado Road Conditions Map
Hotline: 1-877-315-7623
Avalanche Conditions Website
Avalanche Hotline: 1-970-247-8187
Snow Cam at the Lake City School
Hotline: 1-877-315-7623
Avalanche Conditions Website
Avalanche Hotline: 1-970-247-8187
Snow Cam at the Lake City School
Colorado Highway 149 is open year-round and is well-maintained by the Colorado Department of Transportation. Before traveling, please check on current conditions for Highway 149 and all Colorado highways.
Lake City Climate Basics
Lake City is located in a high mountain valley at an elevation of 8671 feet above sea level. It is the seat, and only incorporated town, within Hinsdale County, the most remote county in the lower 48 states.
Temperatures in town during the summer months range from highs in the 60s to low 80s Farenheit, to low temperatures in the 40s, or occasionally, below freezing.
A typical winter day may have high temperatures in the upper teens to low 30s, with lows at night from 10 to 30 degrees below zero Farenheit.
As a general rule, temperatures are much lower at higher elevations in the surrounding mountains.
Lake City is located in a high mountain valley at an elevation of 8671 feet above sea level. It is the seat, and only incorporated town, within Hinsdale County, the most remote county in the lower 48 states.
Temperatures in town during the summer months range from highs in the 60s to low 80s Farenheit, to low temperatures in the 40s, or occasionally, below freezing.
A typical winter day may have high temperatures in the upper teens to low 30s, with lows at night from 10 to 30 degrees below zero Farenheit.
As a general rule, temperatures are much lower at higher elevations in the surrounding mountains.