Lakes / Colorado / Montezuma County / Summit Reservoir
Summit Reservoir, Colorado
341 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Colorado
37.42 degrees N, 108.38 degrees W - Montezuma 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 Summit Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 86% of the 778 lakes counted in Colorado.
- About 114 miles from Grand Junction, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puett Reservoir | Montezuma | 1.2 mi | 154 acres |
| Joe Moore Reservoir | Montezuma | 3.7 mi | 37 acres |
| Bauer Lake | Montezuma | 5.0 mi | 67 acres |
| Jackson Gulch Reservoir | Montezuma | 6.2 mi | 223 acres |
| Weber Reservoir | Montezuma | 8.5 mi | 39 acres |
| Totten Lake | Montezuma | 8.8 mi | 218 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Summit Reservoir
How Big Is Summit Reservoir?
Summit Reservoir covers 341 acres in Montezuma County, Colorado.
What Is the Largest Lake in Montezuma County?
McPhee Reservoir is the largest lake in Montezuma County, at 4,335 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 87427937). Verified October 30, 2026.