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Colorado · Lake fishing · Wheat Ridge · Near Idaho Springs
Garrison Lake
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Garrison Lake is a 5-acre lake near Wheat Ridge, Colorado, at about 5,344 feet.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Luke's, a Steak Place
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On your way back · 1 mi
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Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Garrison Lake
Best months: April–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
47° / 17°
5 wet
Feb
48° / 18°
6 wet
Mar
57° / 26°
7 wet
Apr
62° / 33°
9 wet
May
71° / 43°
10 wet
Jun
83° / 51°
9 wet
Jul
88° / 57°
9 wet
Aug
86° / 54°
8 wet
Sep
79° / 45°
7 wet
Oct
66° / 34°
6 wet
Nov
55° / 24°
6 wet
Dec
47° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wheat Ridge 2, CO, 1.1 mi away at 5,398 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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