Lakes / Colorado / Archuleta County / Capote Lake
Capote Lake, Colorado
46 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.20 degrees N, 107.26 degrees W - Archuleta County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Capote Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 39% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 140 miles from Aspen, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borns Lake Reservoir | Archuleta | 9.6 mi | 37 acres |
| Village Lake | Archuleta | 10 mi | 72 acres |
| Lake Pagosa | Archuleta | 11 mi | 80 acres |
| Lake Hatcher | Archuleta | 11 mi | 87 acres |
| Pinon Lake Reservoir | Archuleta | 11 mi | 34 acres |
| Stevens Reservoir | Archuleta | 12 mi | 38 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Capote Lake
How Big Is Capote Lake?
Capote Lake covers 46 acres in Archuleta County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Archuleta County?
Echo Canyon Reservoir is the largest lake in Archuleta County, at 116 acres.
Largest Lakes in Colorado
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Martin Reservoir | Bent | 11,686 acres | - |
| 2 | Blue Mesa Reservoir | Gunnison | 8,944 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Granby | Grand | 7,075 acres | - |
| 4 | Lake Meredith | Crowley | 5,539 acres | - |
| 5 | Adobe Creek Reservoir | Bent | 4,770 acres | - |
All 778 Colorado lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 80368667). Verified October 30, 2026.