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Miramonte Reservoir kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 2,346 m 37.97 | -108.34

Overview

Miramonte Reservoir is a kitesurfing spot located in southwestern Colorado, at 2,346 m altitude. This mountain reservoir offers a flat body of water with prevailing west and southwest winds. The mountain setting of the San Juan Mountains is spectacular. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders with a good rideable surface and afternoon thermal winds.

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Spot forecast for Miramonte Reservoir

Sunrise 07:27 · Sunset 18:29

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Miramonte Reservoir: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

243h

in July · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in July: 28 rideable days a month and 243 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is December, at 18 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 23 rideable days J February: 25 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 27.5 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 18 rideable days18 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 23 rideable days J February: 25 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 27.5 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 18 rideable days18 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is June, with 63 mm.

Monthly averages: Miramonte Reservoir
Monthly averages — Miramonte Reservoir — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.0 173 h 2 °C 4 mm
February 25.0 238 h 6 °C 13 mm
March 28.0 284 h 8 °C 25 mm
April 28.0 288 h 13 °C 5 mm
May 27.5 288 h 17 °C 3 mm
June 29.0 308 h 26 °C 63 mm
July 29.5 243 h 27 °C 4 mm
August 28.5 242 h 26 °C 12 mm
September 28.0 214 h 22 °C 5 mm
October 27.5 228 h 17 °C 37 mm
November 20.0 150 h 8 °C 31 mm
December 18.0 126 h 6 °C 5 mm

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Technical details of Miramonte Reservoir spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Depending on conditions ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, E, ESE, SE, SSE, NNW.

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Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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